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Overview
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Experience
Introduction
Ian is a partner in the Corporate Transactions group. He joined Ashurst in 2026.
Ian has over 15 years' experience advising on complex international private equity and M&A transactions. He is a trusted adviser to financial sponsors, corporates, founders, management teams and portfolio companies and has extensive experience across the full lifecycle of sponsor-backed M&A events, including buy-outs, disposals, structured equity and minority investments.
- ICG on its investment in 6point6 and the subsequent sale of 6point6 to Accenture.*
- ICG on its acquisition of Broadstone.*
- ICG and Broadstone on the carve-out of 20-20 Trustees (“20-20”) and the merger of 20-20 with Punter Southall Governance Services to form Vidett.*
- Apax Global Impact on its investment in Integrated Environmental Solutions.*
- Apax Global Impact in relation to its investment in Foods Connected.*
- CGE Partners and Enhesa in relation to the minority investment by Bregal Sagemount in Enhesa alongside CGE.*
- CGE Partners on its acquisition of Datapharm.*
- CGE Partners in relation to investment in Aurora Energy Research.*
- Bridgepoint in relation to its growth investment in Zuto.*
- Bridgepoint in the sale of Miller Homes to funds advised by Apollo.*
- Bridgepoint on its investment in ltsu.*
- Bridgepoint and all other selling shareholders on the sale of Pret A Manger to JAB Holdings.*
- Bridgepoint on its acquisition of the master franchise of Burger King® in the UK.*
- Bridgepoint and its investee company, Element Materials Technology Group, on the public to private acquisition of Exova Group plc.*Wiggle (backed by Bridgepoint) on its merger with
- CRC*Hellman & Friedman on the sale of SSP.*
- TA Associates on its sale of Flashtalking to Mediaocean, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners.*
- Graphite Capital on its agreement to acquire Digital Space.*
- Graphite Capital on its investment in BabbleCloud.*
- Graphite Capital and management shareholders on the sale of Random42 to The Lockwood Group, a portfolio company of Ares Management.*
- Phoenix Equity Partners on the acquisition of Nexus Vehicle Rental (“Nexus”) and the subsequent exit of Nexus to funds managed by Equistone.*
- Phoenix Equity Partners on its sale of 1000heads to Labelium Group.*
- Phoenix Equity Partners on its investment in Redington.*
- Phoenix Equity Partners on its investment in Logiq.*
- Marlin Equity Partners on the sale of Qualitest to Bridgepoint.*
- Sapio Gruppo on its agreement to acquire Baywater Healthcare, a leading provider of home respiratory care in the United Kingdom.*
- All selling shareholders on the sale of Offsite Archive Storage and Integrated Services Holdings (OASIS) to Montagu Private Equity.*
- M&G on its investment in Atelier Capital Partners.*
- S.A. Brain & Company on its deal with Marston's pie to restructure its pubs business.*
- The administrators of Laura Ashley on the sale of its brand to US restructuring and investment firm Gordon Brothers.*
* Denotes experience prior to joining Ashurst Perkins Coie