Andrew Poole | London | Hogan Lovells

Andrew Poole

Associate Corporate & Finance

Languages

English

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Andrew Poole
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  • Overview
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Andrew is an associate in our international private equity practice in London, advising on a range of complex private equity transactions and private mergers and acquisitions.

Andrew acts for clients across a range of sectors that are active in all stages of the private equity investment lifecycle. This includes experience acting for private equity houses, founders and management teams on auction processes, buy-outs, restructurings, bolt-on acquisitions, and exits.

Representative experience

Literacy Capital plc on its minority investment in Campfire, a leading digital marketing agency based in Manchester.

Soho Square Capital on its structured minority growth investment in Assured Data Protection, a managed-service provider focused on backup and disaster recovery.*

August Equity on its investment in StarTraq, a leading compliance software business providing solutions for offence processing, licensing, and permitting.*

Piper PE LLP on its investment in Ancient + Brave, a mission-driven wellness brand.*

Soho Square Capital on its investment and partnership with xDesign, a rapidly growing digital consultancy.*

August Equity portfolio company StarTraq on its acquisition of leading GovTech business Farthest Gate.*

Flywheel Partners on its investment in Freshcut Foods, the UK’s leading producer of high-added value plant-based ingredients.*

Orangewood Partners on its investment in Barrington James, a leading global recruitment firm that primarily serves the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors.*

Aurelius portfolio company CTD Tiles on the add-on acquisition of 13 UK branches from Tile Giant.*

August Equity portfolio company Air IT on its acquisitions of SoConnect Limited, Scoria Limited, Silverbug Limited, and Vital Technology Group Limited.*

Soho Square Capital on its investment and partnership with Oliver James, an international recruitment and consulting provider.*

Inspirit Capital on the carve-out of CWind, a leading provider of offshore wind support services, from Global Marine Group.*

Gardien Holdings on the auction sale of Ucamco N.V., the global market leader in PCB CAM and Pre-CAM software, laser photoplotters, and direct imaging systems.*

The shareholders of Pole Star Space Applications Limited, a developer of maritime intelligence solutions, in connection with a joint growth investment by Wavecrest Growth Partners and Abry Partners.*

The shareholders of Go Instore, a leading unified customer experience platform, on its acquisition by Emplifi (a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity).*

The management team of the European division of AIR-serv, a leading designer and manufacturer of air, vacuum, and jet-wash machines, on its acquisition by Caledonia Investments plc.*

The management team of TrustQuay, a leading technology provider to the global trust, corporate, and fund services industry, by Silverfleet Capital to Hg.*

*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Credentials

Education
  • Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School, 2018
  • Graduate Diploma in Law, Nottingham Law School, 2017
  • BA (Hons) History, Durham University, 2016
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Solicitor, England and Wales