Venture Capital and Private Equity Services

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1 Venture Capital and Private Equity Services Business Legal Services

2 Big ambitions for business As one of the fastest growing law firms in the UK, like you, we have big ambitions for our business, and share the drive of investor and investee companies to achieve success. With private equity now accounting for a fifth of all UK M&A activity, Irwin Mitchell s specialist corporate team is playing a vital role in achieving successful outcomes for investors and private capital-backed management teams. Our advice extends to all stages of the venture capital and private equity life cycle, from start-up and initial investment, through to developing growth, later stage strategies, and exit. We offer pragmatic and commercially focused support before, during and after investment, with a firm emphasis on unlocking the potential of the transaction to deliver the best advice and value to investee and investment clients. We understand the drivers and the constraints which funds work within, and place the interests of the investor and the investee company at the heart of our private equity and venture capital services. The team acts commercially and pragmatically with a good balance between the legal aspects and helping us achieve our goals from a business point of view. - Legal 500, 2014

3 Investor experience Brookside Equity Partners Advising on the acquisition of a light manufacturing business in the UK Sector: Manufacturing Business Growth Fund Advising BGF of investments in the Horbury Group and Nationwide Cleaning Services, also acting for the management team of The Bulldog Hotel Group on its investment from BGF Sector: Construction, support services, hotels Chamonix Private Equity Portfolio management services, including advice to Mettis Aerospace on regulatory and contractual issues Investec Advising on JV arrangements to acquire UK real estate assets, aggregate value 50m+ Sector: Aerospace Sector: Real estate Redevco Advising Redevco on the sale of its entire Turkish portfolio to affiliates of the Blackstone Group YFM Equity Partners Advising on financing arrangements to support the MBO of Macro Art Limited, also advising YFM on the disposal of Winder Power Sector: Real estate Sector: Digital printing, energy

4 Investee experience ASK4 Limited Iceotope Limited Advised ASK4 on its sale to Darwin Private Equity Advised on the equity investment by Aster Capital and Ombu Group Sector: Technology Sector: Technology Reconomy (UK) Limited Advising Bregal Capital-backed Reconomy on the acquisition of Countrywide Waste Management SCIO Inspire Holdings Inc Advised US-based SCIO Health Analytics on its acquisition of Data Intelligence (backed by Sequoia Capital) Sector: Waste management Sector: Technology Spear and Jackson Limited Advised the management team of Spear and Jackson on their MBO from parent company United Pacific Industries Sunrise Medical Holdings Limited Advising Equistone-backed Sunrise Medical on the acquisition of RGK Wheelchairs Limited Sector: Manufacturing Sector: Medical devices manufacturing

5 IMportfolio - a full service package Irwin Mitchell has developed a fixed price service called IMportfolio which is specifically for private equity portfolios. This service provides the opportunity to leverage a portfolio s purchasing power and achieve cost savings to facilitate the harmonisation and standardisation of legal documentation. All delivered predominantly on a regional basis. We also provide investors with a range of management information tools to assist fund managers and investor directors to identify issues, manage risk, track performance, monitor spends and horizon watch. Services include: Banking and finance Commercial, outsourcing, technology Company secretarial services Corporate recovery/turnaround Debt recovery ( Ascent ) Dispute resolution/litigation Employment - IMhrplus Intellectual property Pensions Portfolio M&A Private client services Real estate Regulatory Tax Why instruct us? Efficiency: as a national firm, we offer an accelerated transaction process to deliver the best advice and value to our clients. We commit to meeting your preferred charging model, including fixed and contingent pricing structures. Networking: with dedicated teams in Birmingham, Leeds, London and Sheffield, we have strong local networks and will look to leverage those for the benefit of our clients. A long term view: we are involved in all stages of the private equity life cycle from start-up and seed capital - to later stage funding rounds and, ultimately, exit. Expertise: aside from legal expertise, we have significant knowledge of market practice. We advise owners and managers of investee companies, angel and high net-worth investors, funds and portfolio companies. Scale: we are the largest full-service law firm in the UK with 2,200+ staff. International: a growing proportion of the private equity deals we advise on involve funds from outside the UK and we are experienced in handling the international aspects of these transactions.

6 They have their finger on the pulse and their judgement is second to none. - Chambers & Partners, 2015 Edward Persse Partner - London T: +44 (0) M: +44 (0) E: [email protected] Jayne Schnider Partner - London T: +44 (0) M: +44 (0) E: [email protected] Nick Dawson Partner - Birmingham T: +44 (0) M: +44 (0) E: [email protected] Chris Rawstron Partner - Birmingham T: +44 (0) M: +44 (0) E: [email protected] Philip Goldsborough Partner - Leeds T: +44 (0) M: +44 (0) E: [email protected] Paul Johnson Partner - Leeds T: +44 (0) M: +44 (0) E: [email protected] Matt Ainsworth Partner - Sheffield T: +44 (0) M: +44 (0) E: [email protected] Andrea Cropley Partner - Sheffield T: +44 (0) M: +44 (0) E: [email protected] For a list of our offices visit our website. Irwin Mitchell LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. BLS-CC-0009-B