Jade Williams-Adedeji

Further examples of Jade’s work include acting for:

• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the acquisition of the Azzurri Group.
• H.I.G. Capital and Vernacare on the acquisition of Infection Prevention.
  
• Macquarie on its joint venture with Sun Hung Kai. 
  
• Northwood Investors on its acquisition of Five Acre Square.  
  
• A market-leading specialist property investment fund on a high volume of their most complex and significant UK real estate investments (which include both debt finance and equity related investments). The individual investments included student housing, public houses, senior healthcare facilities, mixed-use real estate development, property HMOs and residential development using permitted development rights. These transactions, which included a number of ‘distressed’ investments, involved debt and equity investments valued at circa £350 million.
  
• TowerBrook in its investment in the GBA Group, a UK-based vehicle logistics business servicing the global automotive and shipping industries.
  
• Gilde Buy Out Partners in its investment in Caseking, a leading supplier of high-performance PC gaming equipment and peripherals.
  
• Tai United Holdings on its £112 million acquisition of a residential property development in London and its acquisition of various office premises in London.
  
• JMI Global on its acquisition of 65 Fleet Street, London.
  
• AP1 and AP2, two Swedish pension funds, on their €4 billion real estate joint venture with TIAA and associated investment advisory arrangements.
  
• A property investment fund in relation to its funding of the acquisition of a large plot of land in London Docklands which was being acquired for redevelopment for residential purposes.
• Queen Park’s Equity on its acquisition of Learndirect Limited and its subsidiaries, a provider of online learning platform and courses.
• Inspired Entertainment, Inc., a leading supplier of gaming terminals in the UK, on the proposed transformational acquisition of the Gaming Technology Group of Novomatic UK Ltd.
• TowerBrook in its sale of Metallo, a metal recycler and refiner, to Aurubis AG.
  
• 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.
• Archer Daniels Midland on its acquisition of Probiotics International Limited, a UK-based provider of probiotic supplements for human, pet and production-animal use.
• Five Arrows Principal Investments in its sale of and co-investment in Datix, a patient safety and risk management software company.
• TransUnion on its acquisition of Callcredit, which was named “Private Equity Deal of the Year (Over $1B)” by The M&A Advisor at the 11th Annual International M&A Awards.
• Blackbaud, Inc., on its acquisition of JustGiving, a leading UK-based online charity crowdfunding platform.
• TowerBrook in its investment in Gravity Media, a UK-based provider of broadcasting equipment and solutions.
• Wells Fargo Bank NA on the purchase of its new European headquarters based in London.
• Independent Clinical Services Group, a portfolio company of TowerBrook Capital Partners, on its acquisition of Liquid Personnel Limited.
• The swap term loan lender providing a £400 million super senior loan in the restructuring of the General Healthcare Group credit facilities which included a restructuring of the Theatre (Hospitals) No 1 PLC and Theatre (Hospitals) No 2 CMBS transactions.
• The investors in the Debussy DTC PLC CMBS transaction in which 31 properties owned by Toys R Us in the UK were securitized.
• Welltower Inc. on its £153 million acquisition of Gracewell Care Homes and associated development arrangements.
• A variety of servicers and special servicers in their management and disposal of loans and real estate assets.
• The lead investor in the purchase of a chain of nightclubs from an administrator.
• A property investment fund on their funding of the refinancing of a portfolio of 14 DFS retail premises across England and Scotland.
• Wood Creek Capital Management, LLC in relation to its acquisition of the Wireless Infrastructure Group Limited.

Jade leads the London office’s pro bono programme Kids In Need of Defense. Jade is involved in the firm’s Emerging Enterprises Pro Bono Program, which provides free legal support to eligible small and medium-sized for-profit enterprises and market-focused NGOs and non-profits that have a clear social impact in developing countries across Africa, Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Historically, Jade has provided pro bono advice to a variety of charities and organizations to document their occupation of premises or relocation to new premises. These organizations include:

• Small Steps School For Parents
• Women’s Inclusive Team
• Watford Women’s Centre
• XSE Academy
• The Confectioners Benevolent Fund
• Peaceful Solutions Limited

Jade was awarded the 2019 Sidley London Prize for Pro Bono Services.