Overview
Raees Khan advises private equity sponsors and other corporates on their complex M&A transactions. Raees focuses on advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on leveraged buyouts, management incentive plans and joint-venture investments across a range of sectors, including financial services, aviation, healthcare and life sciences, sports, manufacturing, real estate and Food & Beverage.
Results
Further examples of Raees’ work include:
- Advised Cerberus Capital Management on its agreement to acquire Lendco, one of the UK’s fastest growing specialist buy-to-let and bridging lender, from Cabot Square Capital and other minority shareholders.
- Advised H.I.G. Capital on its carve-out acquisition of the France Workwear business from Rentokil Initial plc.
- Advised H.I.G. Europe on its disposal of Xtera Limited, the leading provider of subsea telecom networks, to a joint venture led by Prysmian S.p.A. and Fincantieri S.p.A.
- Advised OpenGate on the sale of ScioTeq, a global leader in ruggedized displays for the aviation and defense industries, to the aerospace and defense fund of global alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital.
- Advised Investcorp Technology Partners, the technology-focused private equity arm of Investcorp, on the carve-out acquisition of Netop as a standalone company from Ativion (formerly Impero Software).
- Advised Sagard, a global alternative asset manager, on the combination of its private equity platform with Unigestion, a European private equity firm
- Advised Ren Life Sciences on:
- its acquisition (alongside Juno Capital and SHS Capital) of AMW GmbH, a company specialising in the development and commercialisation of long-acting formulations of sterile injectable drugs.
- its acquisition of a majority stake in 53Biologics, a Spanish contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in decoding biologics productions, and on its go-forward equity arrangements.
- Advised Rubicon Partners on its acquisition of Erodex Graphite Systems Limited, a leading global supplier of graphite and brass tube electrodes, EDM consumables, and carbon products, primarily used for the manufacturing of turbine blades and aerofoil structures for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines.
- Advised a prominent UK-based Private Equity sponsor on the acquisition of a consultancy business, within a broader franchise network.
- Advised on the restructuring of a listed U.S. based pharmaceutical company on its incorporation in the People’s Republic of China.
- Advised the shareholders of a professional football club on its acquisition of shares in the football team from its minority investors.
- Advised Ardian on the sale of Audiotonix, a global leader in the professional audio mixing console and ancillary products market who are active in 90 countries with over 750 employees, to PAI Partners, with Ardian retaining a minority stake alongside management. *
- Advised GFH Financial Group (a leading listed financial group in the GCC region) on its exit of the platform operating international schools across the GCC and MENA to the Saudi Education Fund, which is managed by EFG Hermes’ private equity arm. *
*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.
Credentials
Education
University of Bristol, Law LLB
BPP University, Master of Laws – LLM and LPC.
Admissions
England and Wales
