Sidley Represents Ridgeview Partners in Its Proposed £545 Million Acquisition of Pinewood Technologies

Sidley is representing Ridgeview Partners in its proposed £545 million acquisition of Pinewood Technologies Group plc (LSE: PINE) through U.K. Piston Bidco Limited, a newly formed company indirectly owned by entities administered by Ridgeview. Ridgeview is a growth-oriented technology private equity firm, and Pinewood is a cloud-based, AI-first, full-service technology provider to automotive retailers and OEMs. Following completion of the acquisition, Ridgeview will work with Pinewood to support its next phase of growth through investment in data and AI-driven innovation.

The Sidley team is being led by Dan Belke, James Wood, and Ed Perry (M&A and Private Equity). The team also includes Sophie Stevens, Vladislav Osykin, Fiona Winicki, and trainee solicitor Emma Gillespie (M&A and Private Equity); Tania Bedi, Lewis Atherton, Kristen Smith, Esther Crang, Bill Turnbull III, Rory Miller, Emma Bretthauer, and trainee solicitor Ryan Yeap (Global Finance); Jason Menzies, Steve Quinn, Jonathan Westreich, Stuart Rose, Ryan Power, and Sophie Arkusinski (Tax); Patrick Harrison and Maria Paziotopoulou (Antitrust and Competition); Stacy Crosnicker and Sarah Recktenwald (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Kara Ryczek (Energy and Infrastructure); Ellen Pesch (Insurance); Teresa Reuter, Alex Down, and Jaden Cramer (Employment); Yanaisha Sydamah (Real Estate); and Francesca Blythe, Ed Roper, and Fatima Butt (Privacy and Cybersecurity).