Loviisa Langdon is a tax partner based in the London office of Golden Flag International Law Firm. Loviisa focuses on UK and international tax structuring in the context of cross border private equity, M&A transactions, reorganisations, private fund structuring and the financing and acquisition of distressed debt portfolios.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Golden Flag, Loviisa has working on the following matters:
Vitruvian Partners on the close of its €7.3 billion Vitruvian Investment Partnership V.
Inflexion Private Equity on the £975 million close of Inflexion Enterprise Fund VI.
J.P. Morgan Private Capital on the close of its $500 million inaugural biotechnology venture capital fund.
Inflexion on the £1.8 billion close of Inflexion Partnership Capital Fund III.
Park Square Capital on its sale of a minority interest to Bonaccord Capital Partners.
Livingbridge on the closing of Livingbridge 7, with aggregate capital commitments of £1.25 billion.
Vitruvian Partners on the establishment of their €4 billion growth equity fund VIP IV.
Antin Infrastructure Partners on the establishment of Fund IV, a €6.5 billion infrastructure fund.
Inflexion Private Equity on the formation of its £2.5 billion Inflexion Buyout Fund VI.
GIC:
on its $525 million joint venture with Equinix to develop and operate two xScale™ data centres in South Korea.
on its $3.9 billion additional joint ventures with Equinix to expand the xScale™ data centre programme.
on its joint venture with Kennedy Wilson to acquire and manage urban logistics properties in the UK, Ireland and Spain, targeting total assets of $1 billion.
on the $1 billion acquisition of Equinix Inc’s pan European hyperscale data centre business.
Pollen Street Capital on its over £1 billion capital raise.
Hg on an innovative £455 million NAV financing of the portfolio of Hg Saturn, a 2018-vintage fund with £1.5 billion in commitments.
Ares Management Corporation on the closing of its fifth European direct lending fund, Ares Capital Europe V, with a final fund size of €11 billion.
Waterland Private Equity Investments on the formation of its €2.5 billion Waterland Private Equity Fund VIII.
AMP Capital Investors on the formation of: AMP Global Infrastructure II, a $3.4 infrastructure fund.
Blackstone on the £4.66 billion acquisition of iQ Student Accommodation — the largest-ever private real estate transaction in the UK.
TDR Capital on the restructuring its existing investment in Stonegate Pub Company into TDR Capital Stonegate, a €837 million fund that invests in traditional pubs and bars in the UK.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, one of the largest global hospitality companies, on its agreement to sell its European vacation rental business to Platinum Equity for approximately US$1.3 billion.
Global Logistics Properties on financing and structuring aspects of its acquisition of European logistics business IDI Gazeley from Brookfield Asset Management for approximately US$2.8 billion.
Before joining Golden Flag, Loviisa worked on the following matters:
A litigation with HMRC regarding the VAT treatment of Tesco’s Clubcard scheme.
A sale by National Bank of Greece of its 99.91 per cent stake in its Bulgarian subsidiary United Bulgarian Bank and its 100 per cent stake in Interlease to KBC Bank for €610m.
Prior Experience
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London, UK
Trainee Solicitor, 2015–2017
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2017, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Languages
English
Finnish
Education
BPP Law School, LondonLPC2015
Clare College, University of CambridgeB.A., LawFirst Class, Honours2014