ADAM RUNCORN is a partner in the M&A and Private Equity practice of Sidley’s London office. His practice focuses on advising European and International private equity sponsors and other financial institutions on cross-border corporate and M&A transactions, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings, and management equity plans, as well as related advisory work.
Adam works with clients investing in a broad range of sectors including financial services, technology, entertainment, sport and media, manufacturing and industrials, healthcare, and retail.
Recent examples of Adam’s work include representing:
- Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of Chelsea Football Club and related affiliates in a consortium co-led with Todd Boehly, Chairman and CEO of Eldridge. The acquisition was named “Private Equity Deal of the Year” at The Deal Awards 2022.
- EQT Private Equity and PRO Unlimited in PRO Unlimited’s acquisition of outsourced workforce management provider Geometric Results, Inc.
- Great Hill Partners in connection with its acquisition of Notonthehighstreet, a UK curated online marketplace.
- TowerBrook Capital Partners in its sale of and re-investment in Independent Clinical Services Group to Onex Corporation.
- The ad hoc creditor committee on the €450 million debt and equity restructuring of the French-headquartered trucks leasing business, Fraikin Group.
Adam has been recognized for “Private Equity: Mid-Market Deals” in both The Legal 500 UK 2023 and 2022. Sources from the 2022 edition commented “he is a fantastic rising star, great mastery of both the legal and commercial side.” Adam has also been named in the MergerLinks 2023 Rising Star list, which recognizes the top 30 young lawyers most active on UK Private Equity deals in 2023. He has also been included in Legal Week’s Rising Stars in Private Equity list in 2020 and 2022, and was recognized as a “Rising Star for Corporate/M&A” at the IFLR Rising Stars Awards Europe 2020. In 2019, Euromoney Legal Media Group honored Adam with the “Rising Star M&A/Private Equity” and “Rising Star UK” awards at its inaugural Europe Rising Stars Awards. Adam is a member of the London Private Equity practice that was honored as “Private Equity Team of the Year” in the 2021 Legal Business Awards.
Prior to joining Sidley, Adam was a member of the Private Equity team of another international law firm, where he practiced in their London and New York offices. Adam was also previously an assistant member of the BVCA Legal and Technical Committee.