Adam Runcorn

Adam’s recent experience includes advising:

• The Learning Network, a leading educational services provider in the Netherlands and Belgium, on the completion of its sale to Dutch investment company, Intersaction and its associated restructuring.
• Discovery Education, a worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in its acquisition of DoodleLearning.
• Housatonic Partners in connection with its significant growth investment in Key Media, a global leader in B2B media.
• Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its strategic investment in AMCS, a global supplier of integrated cloud-based software and vehicle technology for the environmental, utilities, waste, recycling, and resource industries, in connection with AMCS’ acquisition of software as a service for EHSQ and ESG management solution provider Quentic.
• Inriver in connection with the majority investment by Thomas H. Lee Partners. Inriver empowers organizations to deliver revenue-driving product information at every touchpoint.
• 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.
• EQT Private Equity and PRO Unlimited in PRO Unlimited’s acquisition of outsourced workforce management provider Geometric Results, Inc.
• EQT Private Equity and Verdane in the sale of Forsta, an industry-leading global provider of customer experience and market research technology, to Press Ganey, a leader in patient, member, employee, and consumer experience across the healthcare ecosystem.
• Newfold Digital, a leading web technology company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Siris Capital Group, LLC, on its acquisition of YITH, one of the largest independent sellers and developers of WooCommerce plugins and themes for WordPress.
• Newfold Digital, a leading web technology company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Siris Capital Group, LLC, on its acquisition of Yoast B.V., the leading search engine optimization plugin provider for WordPress.
• Crayhill Capital Management on its US$200 million financing of Heroes, a UK-based technology-driven e-commerce company.
• Crayhill Capital Management on the US$300 million financing for unybrands, an integrated platform for e-commerce businesses.
• Rodenstock Group, a Compass Partners portfolio company, on their acquisition by Apax Funds.
• Great Hill Partners in connection with its acquisition of Notonthehighstreet, a UK curated online marketplace.
• Great Hill Partners in connection with its investment in BigChange, the leading mobile workforce management technology company for the service and transport sectors.
• Great Hill Partners and EDB in the acquisition of 2ndQuadrant, a global PostgreSQL solutions and tools company based out of the UK.
• Symplr, a leading healthcare governance, risk, and compliance SaaS platform backed by Clearlake Capital Group and SkyKnight Capital, in its acquisition of The Patient Safety Company from Main Capital Partners.
• TodayTix, the premier digital gateway to theatre backed by Great Hill Partners, in its acquisition of London-based Encore, Europe’s leading independent ticketing distribution network from ECI Partners LLP.
• EQT Partners, Inc. in the merger of its portfolio company, FocusVision, with Confirmit, a portfolio company of Verdane.
• Summit Partners in its €50 million investment in Solactive AG, a technology-enabled provider of indices and index solutions to the global financial services industry.
• Dude Solutions Inc., a SaaS provider of cloud-based operations management software backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in the acquisition of the asset management platform Confirm.
• Queen’s Park Equity on its acquisition of Learndirect Limited and its subsidiaries, a provider of online learning platform and courses.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners in its sale of and re-investment in Independent Clinical Services Group to Onex Corporation.
• Summit Partners in its investment in Appway.
• Apollo Global Management, LLC in connection with aspects of its US$2.6 billion cash acquisition of publicly traded Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited.
• Apollo Global Management, LLC and Athene in connection with the formation and the €2.1 billion initial capitalization of Athora Holding Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance group.
• OpCapita in its disposal of the NKD Group, one of the largest discount clothing retailers in its market, to TDR Capital.
• A leading international investment firm in the sale of its minority stake in a Premier League football club.
• Buckthorn Partners in connection with its investment in TWMA Group Limited, a drilling waste management and solutions provider.
• The ad hoc creditor committee on the €450 million debt and equity restructuring of the French-headquartered trucks leasing business, Fraikin Group.
• TPG Sixth Street Partners, LLC, the special situations platform of TPG, a global private equity firm with over US$73 billion under management, on the formation of a real estate development finance platform with Maslow Capital.
• BlackFin Capital Partners, a sector-focused fund specializing in financial services across Europe, on its investment in Ravelin, the London-based fraud and risk prediction company, as part of Ravelin’s Series B funding round.
• Independent Clinical Services Group, a portfolio company of TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P., on its acquisition of ProClinical Limited.
• Oaktree Capital Management in connection with its investment in Ainscough Crane Hire, the UK’s largest lifting services company.
• RoundShield Partners on the establishment and structuring of a new funding line related to its real estate development finance platform with Puma Property Finance, the fund management arm of Shore Capital.
• TPG Sixth Street Partners, LLC, the special situations platform of TPG, a global private equity firm with over US$73 billion under management, on its acquisition of a portfolio of UK commercial real estate development loans from an affiliate of AERIANCE Investments.
• A consortium of institutional shareholders including TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. and certain of its affiliated funds on the sale of an interest in Hayfin Capital Management to the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC).
• CIP Capital and its technology-enabled regulatory and compliance solutions platform Compliance Solutions Strategies on the acquisition of The MoneyMate Group, a specialist provider of investment data management solutions to the global asset management industry.
• TowerBrook Structured Opportunities (Onshore), L.P. and its affiliated funds on its investment in Groupe La Maison Bleue, a leading player in the French child care market with 180 child care nurseries throughout France, alongside BPI France Investissement.
• TowerBrook Structured Opportunities (Onshore), L.P. and its affiliated funds on its investment in Gravity Media Group Limited, a UK based provider of broadcasting equipment and solutions.
• H.I.G. Europe on its disposal of the Zmarta Group, the leading fintech marketplace in Northern Europe, to Bauer Media Group.
• Independent Clinical Services Group, a portfolio company of TowerBrook Capital Partners, on its acquisition of Liquid Personnel Limited.
• H.I.G. Europe on its disposal of the global market-leading metalized paper manufacturer AR Metallizing to Nissha Printing Co., Ltd, a publicly traded company listed on the Tokyo stock exchange.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the disposal of a €705 million loan portfolio by Hayfin Capital Management to Australian sovereign wealth fund The Future Fund.
• Oaktree Capital Management on its disposal of Knightsbridge Student Housing’s Westbourne portfolio of student accommodation to Goldman Sachs.
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on its acquisition of Independent Clinical Services, a leading healthcare staffing, complex care services, and outsourcing provider, from The Blackstone Group.
• GTCR portfolio company Cision on its US$841 million acquisition of press release distribution business PR Newswire from FTSE 250 media company UBM plc.
• Bain Capital in its US$1.275 billion sale of FCI Asia Pte Ltd to Amphenol Corporation.
• Francisco Partners on their c. €300 million sale of eFront, a leading software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments, to Bridgepoint.
• GTCR on its £462 million sale of Premium Credit Limited, a leading insurance premium financing company, to Cinven Partners LLP.
• Bain Capital and Atento S.A. on its US$300 million initial public offering on the NYSE.
• Pamplona Capital Management LLP on the acquisition of Beacon Rail Leasing, a UK locomotive and rolling stock leasing company, from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group for c. US$450 million.
• GTCR and Mizzen Bondco on the corporate aspects of the offering of £200 million 7% Senior Notes Due 2021.
• Francisco Partners on its sale of the Masternaut Group, Europe’s largest provider of telematics solutions to commercial fleets, to Summit Partners/FleetCor.
• Duke Street on its £295 million disposal of Marlin Financial Group to Cabot Credit Management.
• Duke Street on its disposal of UKWM to Ashcourt Rowan plc, the AIM-listed wealth management group.
• Duke Street and Marlin Financial Group on its issuance of £150 million high-yield Senior Secured Notes.
• Duke Street on the MBO of Air Products UK.
• ECI Partners and Citation on their acquisition of Bibby Consulting & Support from Bibby Line Group.
• Intermediate Capital Group plc and Vitruvian Partners on the acquisition of Inenco Group from EnServe Group.
• Constellation Software Inc. on its acquisition of the SpecTec Group, a global provider of maritime software.
• Macquarie on the consortium arrangements relating to its infrastructure investments.
• Shareholders of Aureos Capital on its disposal to Abraaj Capital, creating a PE platform with US$7.5 billion assets under management.
• Better Capital on its acquisition of window specialist, Everest.
• Graphite Capital on its investment in Rex Restaurants, owner and operator of The Wolseley and The Delaunay.
• Various venture capital investors on the disposal of Clearswift Systems Limited to Lyceum Capital.

• Adam previously worked as an assistant member of the BVCA Legal and Technical Committee.