LONDON, June 9, 2022 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, advised Lovell Minnick Partners (“LMP”), a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, financial technology, and related business services, on the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in London & Capital. The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in Q4 2022.
London & Capital is an independently owned, London-based, wealth and asset manager with £4.1 billion in assets under management. As part of the transaction, London & Capital’s management team will continue to lead the business and will retain a significant minority stake.
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The Proskauer team was led by partner Rebecca Villarreal and associates Matt Clift and Jasper Schippers (M&A). It also included partner Robert Gaut and associate Emma McDonnell (Tax); partner Vikki McKay and associate Benjamin Peacock (Real Estate); special international labour & employment counsel Nicola Bartholomew and special international labour and data protection counsel Kelly McMullon (Labour & Employment); partner Kirsten Lapham and special regulatory counsel Amar Unadkat (UK Regulatory); partners Stuart Coleman and Robert Sutton (US Regulatory); and partner Vishnu Shankar and associates Alexander Dixey and Jay Frankel (TMT).
Proskauer has a wealth of experience in financial services, advising on deals across the full breadth of the sector, including fintech, insurance/insuretech, payments and wealth management. Most recently, the Firm has advised Global Shares Plc and its stakeholders on the sale of Global Shares to J.P Morgan; advised on the sale of ENRA Specialist Finance to Elliot Advisors; acted for insurance fintech CFC and its stakeholders on a significant investment joint-led by EQT and Vitruvian Partners, two of Europe’s leading private equity firms; advised Fairstone Capital and its stakeholders (including Synova Capital) on the sale of Fairstone to TA Associates; and advised AnaCap Financial Partners on its agreement with Carrefour Group for the purchase of a majority stake in Market Pay, an end-to-end payments platform.
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