Nicholas Jennings

Nick Jennings advises on a wide range of UK and international M&A, equity capital markets, private equity, joint venture and corporate finance transactions as well as general corporate counselling.

He also has significant experience of M&A, joint ventures and other transactional work in the Middle East, having practised corporate law in the UAE for over two years prior to joining the Firm.

Nick's experience includes advising:

M&A

• Close Brothers Group plc on a number of transactions, including its disposal of Close Brothers Retail Finance to Klarna Bank
• illycafe SpA on the acquisition of its UK distribution business from EFB Group Limited
• EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML) on its £21.6 million acquisition of Flex-e-Card Limited
• Thalassa Holdings Limited (LSE: THAL) on the disposal of its seismic survey business to Fairfield Nodal for approximately $30 million
• PE fund in connection with disposal of upstream oil and gas company, with offshore assets in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany
• Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FICO) on its $115 million acquisition of Adeptra Limited

Capital Markets

• SolGold plc (LSE & TSX: SOLG) on its underwritten placing and retail offer to raise £30.9 million
• Adriatic Metals Plc (LSE: ADT1, ASX: ADT) on its LSE Main Market listing
• Thalassa Holdings Limited (LSE: THAL) on its hostile takeover offer for the Local Shopping REIT Plc (LSE: LSR
• Thalassa Holdings Limited (LSE: THAL) on its move from AIM to the Main Market
• Honye Financial Services Ltd (LSE: HOYE) on its Main Market IPO
• Derriston Capital plc, an LSE standard listed shell, in connection with its conditional agreement to acquire S4 Capital Limited, Sir Martin Sorrell’s newly incorporated entity aiming to build a multinational communication services business focused on growth
• SolGold plc (LSE & TSX: SOLG) on its underwritten private placement to raise £45 million
• San Leon Energy Plc (AIM: SLE) in connection with its recommended takeover of AIM listed Island Oil & Gas Plc

Private Equity and Venture Capital 

• ENGIE New Ventures SAS in connection with investments in energy storage company and demand response aggregator company
• Hargreave Hale AIM VCT in relation to its investments in Kidly Limited, Oxford Genetics, Honest Brew and SCA Investments Limited (trading as “Gousto”)
• Pentair (NYSE: PNR) in connection with its investment in Voltea Limited
• Investor group in connection with investment in UK-based technology company
• UK software company in connection with Series A funding

Middle East transactions

• General Atlantic LLC in connection with acquisition of stake in Network International LLC
• GFH B.S.C. in connection with its acquisition of The Sheffield Private School LLC
• Group of sellers in connection with disposal of Asia Waterjet Holdings Ltd
• Midland Holdings Ltd on its acquisition of Midland Trading LLC
• Cinépolis in connection with its regional joint venture with Al Tayer Group