Tom Bartram

Ares-backed Automated Industrial Robotics in its acquisition of Sewtec Automation, an industrial automation company, from Endless

Strategic Value Partners and Pfleiderer to close a liability management transaction

BC Partners:

• on the sale of IMA Group, a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic packaging machines, to BDT & MSD Partners
• on the sale of UK based mental healthcare provider Elysium Healthcare to Ramsay Health Care
• on the sale of European pharmaceutical company Pharmathen to Partners Group
• on the acquisition of a significant stake in Valtech, a global digital services and business transformation agency
• on the acquisition of Keesing, a leading European braintainment business, from Ergon Capital and Mediahuis
• on the investment in IMA, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of automatic machines, as part of a takeover offer at a valuation of €2.9 billion
• on the acquisition of a co-control stake in Advanced alongside Vista, in a transaction valued at £2 billion

Davies Group, a portfolio company of BC Partners:

• on the acquisition of Sionic Group, a global consulting firm, from Livingbridge and management
• on the strategic acquisition of Asta, a leading third party managing agent at Lloyd’s

Advanced, a portfolio company of BC Partners and Vista:

• on the acquisition of Mitrefinch from LDC. Mitrefinch is a global provider of workforce management solutions
• on the acquisition of Tikit from BT Group plc. Tikit is a global legal, accounting and professional services software business

Presidio, a portfolio company of BC Partners, on the acquisition of Arkphire, a leading IT product procurement and services company

EQT:

• on the additional substantial investment and renewed long-term commitment in IVC Evidensia
• on the sale of a minority stake in IVC Group to Nestlé

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan:

• on the sale of OTPP's majority investment in Helly Hansen to Canadian Tire Corporation for $985 million
• on the merger of its Bridon business with the global ropes and advanced cords business of Bekaert N.V.

CDW Corporation:

• on the acquisition of the 65% outstanding equity stake in Kelway Holdings Limited for, in total, $431 million in cash and stock
• on its acquisition of a minority equity stake in Kelway Holdings Limited

Summit Partners:

• on the sale of Independent Vetcare Limited, the third largest vet services provider in the UK, to EQT
• Summit Partners on its acquisition of Independent Vetcare Holdings

Strategic Value Partners on the acquisition of Vita Group from TPG and other shareholders

Blackstone on the recommended £4.77 billion cash offer for Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in location-based, family entertainment

Flexpoint Ford LLC on its recommended cash acquisition of AFH Financial Group Plc, a financial planning-led wealth management firm

NPAC International Inc., a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners, on the sale of the European and Chinese businesses of coreboard and tube producer, Corenso to VPK Packaging Group NV

Nordic Packaging and Container (Finland) Holdings Oy, a company controlled by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC on the €365 million sale of its Powerflute semi-chemical fluting business to Mondi Group

TDR Capital, Sun Capital and their portfolio company Keepmoat Limited on the sale of Keepmoat’s regeneration arm to energy and services provider ENGIE for £330 million

The Management of Premier Research on the sale of the company to Metalmark Capital and Management’s subsequent re-investment in Premier Research Group

Bain Capital on its £820 million disposal of Bio Products Laboratory to a group controlled by Creat Group Corporation

Oaktree Capital Management on its acquisition of Ainscough Crane Hire, the United Kingdom’s largest lifting services company, from Goldman Sachs and TPG

Searchlight Capital Partners on their purchase of Ocean Outdoor

Autotask Superior Holdings, portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, acquisition of CentraStage Limited

Ashurst LLP

• Associate, 2012–2014

• Trainee Solicitor, 2010–2012