The corporate team at the Nottingham office of Gateley Legal has advised LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, on its investment in Instinctif Partners.
This was a complex deal involving multiple countries and a reorganisation of the company’s structure prior to completion.
Beth Mather, one of the partners in Nottingham, led the deal alongside corporate partners Andrew Cowan and Gareth John, and banking partner Andrew Madden.
She said: "This was a challenging and complicated transaction which we were thrilled to complete for LDC. The sizeable team at Gateley Legal worked hard over several months to deliver a deal which introduced new legal challenges at almost every turn."
LDC invests both capital and support into a diverse range of mid-market businesses around Nottingham and the rest of the UK.
It believes that with their funding, Instinctif Partner’s innovative approach to communications and people-first ethos will enable them to expand across international markets, capitalise on changing market demands and attract the best new talent to complement their strategic growth.
Instinctif Partners are an international business communications consultancy which provides strategic advice to the boards and executive teams of leading companies worldwide.
In 2019, the consultancy has seen a number of new client wins as well as continued growth in its international retained client-base. Recent client wins include Google, SAP, TalkTalk, Zoopla and Randstad.
Lawrence Dean, investment director at LDC, said: "Gateley Legal rose to the challenge in managing through this complex transaction with attention to detail and discipline, working together with LDC’s Legal team."
