Andrew Lecky

ANDREW LECKY advises on a broad range of private equity and corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, management equity plans, and general corporate work.

Andrew trained and qualified as a solicitor in Sidley’s London office, where he gained experience in the firm’s Banking & Financial Services, Corporate, Private Equity, Leveraged Finance, and Investment Funds practices.

Andrew’s recent experience includes advising:

• STORY3 Capital Partners, the Los Angeles based private equity firm, on its significant minority investment in Adanola, a leading UK-based athleisure and activewear brand.
• Athora Holding Ltd. in its approximately £5.7 billion acquisition of Pension Insurance Corporation Group Limited (pending).
• A leading U.S. private equity investment fund with respect to its investment into a UK-based global FinTech company.
• Grain & Protein Technologies, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, in the cross-border carve-out acquisition of the agribusiness equipment operations of Munters FoodTech.
• Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. in the acquisition of The Travel Corporation.
• Bilkul Football in its acquisition of West Bromwich Albion Football Club.
• One Equity Partners and Buckthorn Partners in connection with their acquisition of Amey UK plc from Ferrovial.
• Judges Scientific plc in relation to its acquisition of the Geotek Group.

Prior to joining Sidley, Andrew worked on approximately 20 private equity sponsor fundraises and managed sponsor-side investor secondary transfers in the Investment Funds practice of another international law firm.

Andrew has represented a number of individuals in relation to Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance appeals.