Oliver Wilson
Associate, London
Oliver Wilson
Oliver Wilson
Associate, London
Oliver Wilson
Biography
Oliver is an associate in our Private Equity team based in London, and is part of our Global M&A practice and Private Capital industry group.
Oliver has extensive experience advising private equity and financial sponsor clients on a range of complex cross-border M&A, leveraged buyouts and equity arrangements.
Oliver was seconded to Goldman Sachs Asset Management for 12 months in 2020-2021, and for 15 months in 20-2023.
Experience
Oliver's experience includes advising:
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- On its acquisition of MACE Consult, a global consultancy business advising real estate project and infrastructure programs.
- On its EUR 1 billion exit from Prima Assicurazioni, a leading insurance MGA, alongside Blackstone and Carlyle.
- As lead investor on its EUR 2 billion acquisition of Trackunit and equity arrangements with Hg.
- On its EUR 2 billion acquisition of Synthon, a leading platform specialized in developing, manufacturing, and out-licensing complex generic medicines.
- As lead investor in a consortium involving General Atlantic, KIRKBI and other investors on the USD 1.72 billion takeover and delisting of Kahoot!, a Norwegian-listed global learning and audience engagement platform.
- On the restructuring of its investment in Flint Group, a global leader in the production of print consumables for the print and packaging industries.
- On its USD 2 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in Norgine, a leading European specialty pharmaceuticals company, from the founding Stein family, the equity syndication and reinvestment in Norgine by the Stein family, and establishing Norgine's management incentive plan.
- On its acquisition of a controlling stake Advania, a leading Nordic IT and SaaS provider, alongside management and other re-investing shareholders; establishing Advania's management incentive plan; and advising on Advania on various bolt-on acquisitions including Visolit and Content+Cloud.
- In a consortium alongside Advent International, Centerbridge Partners and CPPIB, on the EUR 2 billion takeover of Aareal Bank, a leading international specialist property financing bank headquartered in Germany.
- As lead investor in a USD 335 million series D fundraising by Exotec, a France-based creator of robotic systems for e-commerce.
- On the sale and re-investment of its shareholding in Moonbug, a creator and distributor of media content for children, to Candle Media LLC, a Blackstone-backed investment platform.
- On its investment into and exit from Elinvar, a leading digital platform for asset and wealth managers.
- On its investment into weFox, a Berlin-based insurtech platform firm specialising in digital insurance in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Macquarie Asset Management
- On its DKK 7 billion acquisition of an additional 50% stake TDC Group, the operator of Denmark’s telecoms market from Danish pension funds PFA, PKA and ATP.
- On the establishment of its Macquarie Green Energy and Climate Opportunities Fund, and the fund’s acquisition of six seed assets in the UK, Germany, Australia, Singapore and the US.
- On its EUR 2.5 billion acquisition of Reden Solar, a French-based developer, financier, builder and operator of solar power plants across Europe and Latin America, and Macquarie's consortium and management equity arrangements with British
Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Munich RE and certain other funds and co-investors. - On its GBP 5.75 billion acquisition of a 60% interest in National Grid Gas in the UK, and Macquarie's consortium and equity arrangements with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and certain other funds and co-investors.
- On its EUR 7.5 billion acquisition of a 40% interest in Open Fiber, Italy's largest fibre network, from Enel; advising on the equity arrangements with CDP Equity, an Italian sovereign wealth fund, and certain other funds and co-investors.
- On its equity and consortium arrangements with CDP Equity and Blackstone, in connection with the consortium's EUR 9.3 billion acquisition of Autostrade per l'Italia, an Italian toll road operator.
CVC Capital Partners
- CVC on the acquisition of the Animal Health & Nutrition business from dsm-firmenich for a value of €2.2 billion.
- On the €1 billion Therme Horizon joint venture.
- CVC and EMMA Capital on their acquisition of 100% ownership of Packeta, s.r.o., a leading e-commerce logistics and delivery player in Czechia and Slovakia.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
- On the sale of its 50% shareholding in Höegh Evi, leading owner-operators of floating storage and regasification units and LNG carrier vessels, to Igneo Infrastructure Partners.
Triton
- On the sale of Ramudden Global, a leading international provider of traffic management and infrastructure safety supporting the maintenance and upgrade of essential transport and utility networks, to I Squared Capital, a leading independent global infrastructure investor.
Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH)
- On the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with TotalEnergies, valued at €10.6 billion.
Founder
- On his €250 million sale of SYSPRO, a leading independent enterprise resource planning software system, to Advent.
Global Yatırım Holding
- On its £180 million takeover offer for Global Port Holdings, the world's largest cruise port operator.
The Infrastructure Fund, UTA and NatWest
- On the £460 million sale of their shareholdings in Porterbrook, a British rolling stock leasing company, to Dalmore Capital and Generation Capital.
MidEuropa
- On the cross-border merging of its Turkish portfolio company Customer Management Centre (CMC) with the M+ Group, a Croatian business process outsourcing service provider.
- On its acquisition of intive S.A., a software development and digital transformation partner based in Poland, Germany and Argentina, establishing intive's management incentive plan, and subsequent cross-border merger and bolt-on acquisitions in the UK and Ireland.
Rhône Capital
- On ASK Chemicals' acquisition of the industrial resins business of SI Group, Inc. in Brazil, India and South Africa, and its licensing technology and global tolling agreements.
Blue Water Energy
- On its acquisition of Severn Glocon, a valve manufacturer for the energy industry based in UK, India and Middle East.