Laura Kayani
Laura Kayani

Biography

Laura Kayani is a partner in our Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice based in London, focusing on Private Equity.

Laura advises private equity sponsors, strategic investors and portfolio companies on a broad range of complex transactions, including investments, acquisitions, disposals, carve-outs, co-investments, restructurings and equity incentive arrangements.

Experience

Select experience includes:

  • 3i on the sale of MPM to Partners Group.
  • Avista on its:
    • acquisition of Terrats Medical, a leading global provider of dental prosthetics, including abutments and implants, from Miura Partners.*
    • investment in French consumer healthcare company Cooper Consumer Health alongside CVC, Charterhouse and the Damier Group.*
    • joint acquisition with VHC Investco of Vision Healthcare, one of Europe’s fastest-growing omni-channel and direct-to-consumer health care companies.*
    • sale of Trimb Healthcare, a leading consumer health care company based in Stockholm, for SEK 3.4 billion.*
  • Partners Group on its:
    • investment in Exus, a leading European infrastructure asset management firm focused on the renewable energy sector.*
    • €1.6 billion acquisition of Pharmathen, a European pharmaceutical company, from BC Partners.*
    • acquisition of a major equity stake in Rovensa, a leading Portuguese-headquartered provider of specialty crop nutrition, biocontrol and protection products, from Bridgepoint.*
  • Advent and its portfolio company NIQ on the strategic combination with GfK and associated divestment.*
  • Astorg on the demerger of Fastmarkets from Delinian, formerly known as Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.*
  • Intermediate Capital Group and its portfolio company Law Business Research (LBR) on LBR's merger with ALM Media, forming a global provider of legal intelligence, analysis and networking solutions.*
  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition of Monica Vinader Limited, an award-winning British demi-fine luxury jewellery brand.*
  • Avista Healthcare Partners and Nordic Capital and Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino on the sale of Acino to ADQ.*
  • Pulsant, one of the leading nationwide providers of data centre and cloud infrastructure in the UK, on its sale from Oak Hill Capital and Scottish Equity Partners to Antin Infrastructure Partners.*
  • Axcel on its acquisition of Phase One, a technology business specialising in high-end digital imaging software and equipment.*
  • Epiris on:
    • its acquisition of Diamorph AB (publ), a supplier of advanced material solutions, from shareholders including Serendipity Group and Investment AB Latour (publ) as majority shareholders.*
    • its acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house, from private shareholders.*
  • Ares Management on the sale of its portfolio company Cordium – a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance services – to ACA Compliance Group.*
  • 3i on the acquisition of MPM.*

*Experience prior to joining White & Case

England and Wales, Solicitor
LPC
College of Law
GDL
College of Law
BA
University of Warwick
English

Service areas