Grace Blackburn

Financial Sponsor Matters

• Advised KKR on a number of transactions, including KKR’s acquisition of Potter Global Technologies*, KKR's strategic partnership with Coty, Inc. in respect of the Professional Beauty business and Retail Hair business, KKR's acquisition of Refresco, KKR's acquisition of Boasso, and KKR's investment in FGS.
• Advised Bain Capital on a number of new money, add-on deals and restructurings, including bids for the Equans division of ENGIE and Norgine B.V.
• Advised Silver Lake on multiple bids and acquisitions including the sale of Rastreator and LeLynx.
• Advised Kohlberg on the acquisition of Worldwide Clinical Trials.
• Advised AURELIUS on the acquisition of Dayco Propulsion Solutions.*
• Advised OpenGate Capital on the acquisition of Kongsberg Precision Cutting.
• Advised the management team of VFS Global on the exit of EQT and sale to Blackstone.
• Advised Wolverine Worldwide on the acquisition of Sweaty Betty from L Catterton.
• Advised Index Ventures its Series A and Series B investment in Dream Games, the games developer behind Royal Match.
• Advised the management team of Silvergate Media, creators of The Octonauts, on the exit of Shamrock Capital Advisors and sale to Sony Pictures Television.**

M&A Matters

• Advised Scholastic Corporation on the acquisition of 9Story Media.*
• Advised Haier on the acquisition of Carrier’s Refrigeration Business.*
• Advised Mercon Coffee on a series of 363 Bankruptcy Sales.*
• Advised Tech Mahindra on the acquisition of CTC an IT solutions and service provider.

* Experience whilst working in Baker McKenzie New York.

** Experience prior to joining the Firm.

• Law Society of England and Wales - Member

• New York