Private equity
Victoria has advised clients on various private fund structures to facilitate co-investment opportunities, with a particular focus on emerging markets.
Victoria is also active is the secondaries space and has advised on a number of cross-border transactions, acting for both buy-side and sell-side, and advising GPs on liquidity solutions.
Abraaj Growth Markets Healthcare Fund
Advised the general partner of the US$1 billion Abraaj Growth Markets Healthcare Fund, and its directors, in relation to the restructuring and transfer of management of the fund.
EMERAM
Advised a syndicate of 20 buyers in relation to their acquisition of partnership interests in EMERAM Private Equity Fund I GmbH & CO KG.
Capiton AG
Advised on a GP-led single asset secondary transaction relating to the KD Pharma Group.
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Public and private M&A
Victoria has experience acting for both bidders and targets in relation to public takeovers and Takeover Code related matters.
Charlemagne Capital Limited
Advised Charlemagne Capital Limited, an AIM-traded specialist emerging markets equity investment manager, on its recommended takeover by Fiera Capital, a Canadian multi-product investment firm traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Advising Bowmark on £114 million takeover of AIM-listed Tax Systems plc
Advised independent UK private equity firm Bowmark Capital on its public-to-private takeover of AIM-listed Tax Systems plc effected by way of Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
Miton Group plc
Advised Miton Group plc, an AIM-traded specialist UK fund management group, on its recommended all-share merger with Premier Asset Management Group plc, an AIM-traded UK retail asset management group, by way of Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
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Investment funds
Victoria has advised on a number of investment fund launches and secondary fund raisings, both in the UK and offshore, for investments funds that invest in a broad range of assets including in the alternative finance space, renewable energy, peer-to-peer loans and real estate.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc
Advised Gore Street Capital on the IPO of its first listed investment fund, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc, investing in battery storage owning SPVs in the UK and worldwide.
Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited
Advised Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited, which has assets in seven African countries and was already listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Stock Exchange of Mauritius, on its London IPO and listing on the Official List of the FCA.
GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
Acted for this FTSE250 investment company on the renewal of its placing programme.
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