Tom Clarke

Partner, London

Biography

Overview

Tom is a partner in our global M&A and Corporate practice based in London. He is a member of our EMEA Private Equity team.

Tom advises private equity houses and financial sponsors on a broad range of corporate transactions including acquisitions, sales, co-investments, joint ventures, minority and growth capital investments, corporate restructurings and management incentivisation structures.

Bars and Courts
Solicitor, England and Wales
Education
Jurisprudence
Oxford University
Legal Practice Course
College of Law
Languages
English

Experience

Nordic Capital on the sale of Macrobond, a leading, global provider of software and macroeconomic and financial data, to Francisco Partners.

European Dental Group on the sale of its European laboratory businesses Flemming Dental, Excent and Artinorway Group in a carve-out to Oakley Capital.

The management team of Titan Wealth Holdings (Titan Wealth), on the investment from Parthenon Capital, a leading US-based private equity firm.

Nordic Capital on the acquisition of CARE Fertility from Silverfleet Capital. 

CARE Fertility on the acquisitions of US based Reach Fertility and Spanish based IVF-Life. 

Nordic Capital on the purchase of a majority shareholding in Duco Technology Limited, a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider to financial institutions, insurers and FinTech companies worldwide.*

Nordic Capital on the EUR 2.143 billion sale of Itiviti, a leading provider of trading technology and services to financial institutions worldwide, to NYSE listed Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.*

The shareholders of Titan Wealth Holdings on the investment from Parthenon Capital.

Blackstone Credit (formerly GSO Capital Partners) on the acquisition of Co-operative Group’s general insurance business by GSO, TwinFocus and Markerstudy Group.*

GIC as part of the investment group led by Fortress on the £6.3 billion offer for WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC.*

a US headquartered insurer, in respect of three European acquisitions. 

Endless on the acquisition of Hovis, a leading UK-based bakery brand.*

AstraZeneca on the sale of their Avlon and Reims manufacturing sites to Avara and the disposal of the European rights to its Seloken and Logimax products to Recordati.* 

Schibsted Media Group on the sale of the Belgian online classifieds business Kapaza! to Ebay.*

NuCana plc as UK counsel in respect of their Nasdaq IPO and subsequent capital raising activities.*

Amazon on its investment into Sensible Object Limited.*

Boeing HorizonX on its investment into Reaction Engines Limited.*

Syncona on its investment into OMass Technologies Limited.*

Oxehealth in respect of successive fundraising rounds and the implementation of a growth share scheme.*

*Experience before White & Case