Biography
Will Allen is an associate in our Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice and Global Private Capital Industry Group, based in London. Will has experience acting for private equity clients on domestic and international acquisitions and disposals as well as advising private equity-backed portfolio companies on general corporate law throughout their investment cycle.
Whilst at a previous firm, Will spent time on secondment to 3i Group plc, a leading international investment manager focused on mid-market private equity and infrastructure, where he acted as a member of the in-house legal team across 3i's private equity and infrastructure investment teams.
Experience
Representation of 3i Group plc on:
- its sale of MPM Products, a global leader in premium, natural pet food; and
- its investment in Digital Barriers, a leading provider of IoVT (Internet of Video Things) surveillance and security products.*
Representation of Bridgepoint on:
- its acquisition of NMi a pan-European provider of independent advisory, testing, inspection, certification, and calibration services;* and
- its strategic investment in Kerv Group, a next generation cloud and digital transformation services provider.*
Representation of 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.*
Representation of Intermediate Capital Group on:
- its investment into Law Business Research, a technology-driven information services business powering the global legal, intellectual property and governance, risk, and compliance markets;*
- its sale and reinvestment into IRIS Software Group, a leading global provider of mission-critical software and services in accountancy, payroll, HR and education. The investment represented one of Europe's largest software buyouts for 2023, valuing IRIS at an Enterprise Value of around £3.15 billion;* and
- its sale and reinvestment into Visma – a leading provider of mission-critical cloud software in Europe and Latin-America - valuing Visma at €19 billion.*
Representation of Avista Healthcare Partners on its acquisition of Terrats Medical, a leading global provider of dental prosthetics, including abutments and implants.*
Representation of EQT Private Capital Asia on its acquisition of Tricor Group, Asia's leading business expansion specialist whose corporate mission is to facilitate globalisation in Asia.*
Representation of Oakley Capital on the sale of Oakley Capital Private Equity III's stake in TechInsights, an information services platform for the microelectronics sector.*
Representation of TSG Consumer Partners on its acquisition of Cadogan Tate, a premium moving and storage business, specialising in fine art.*
Representation of Cambridge Information Group on its acquisition of Emerald Publishing, a UK-based digital first publishing company, with a focus on content in the management, business, education, healthcare, and engineering spaces.*
*Experience prior to joining White & Case.