Adam Orr

Adam Orr

Partner

Adam is a partner in the Private Equity & Financial Sponsors Group and Head of the Management Advisory Group.

Adam is a corporate M&A partner, specialising in pan-European and international private equity and M&A transactions. His clients include institutional investors, corporates, alternative asset managers and investee companies, with a focus on advising financial institutions, senior management teams and founders on all aspects of M&A transactions and equity incentivisation terms.

Adam advises on a full range of transactions including leveraged buyouts, consortium deals, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, minority deals, recapitalisations, divestments, distressed M&A, public-to-privates, joint ventures, reorganisations and restructurings together with advising on general corporate matters.

Adam also advises the firm's global asset management clients on GP-stake transactions, GP succession planning (including restructuring ownership and governance arrangements) and structured secondary market liquidity solutions (including GP-led and LP-led secondary transactions).

Industry recognition

  • Adam co-authored the fourth edition of 'Private Equity: A Transactional Analysis' looking at how the equity aspects of private equity deals work and are documented.

  • Adam was ranked as a 'Next Generation Lawyer' in The Legal 500 UK 2018 and a 'Highly Regarded Lawyer' for M&A and private equity by IFLR1000 UK, 2019.

  • Adam has been recognised as a Private Equity "Rising Star" and one of "the next generation of City private equity talent" by Law.com.

Other roles and background

Adam is a regular speaker in legal education regarding M&A and Private Equity, including speaking at Maastricht University, BPP Law School and on BVCA training courses.

Adam also sits on the firm's Partnership Board.

Selected deals

  • Ancala Partners on the proposed €136.2 million acquisition of aerial emergency services businesses from Babcock International Group (2022).
    • on its sale by Cinven to TowerBrook Capital Partners (2022)
    • on its acquisition by Cinven (2015)
  • Management team of International Schools Partnership ("ISP") in relation to the acquisition of a stake in ISP by OMERS Private Equity from Partners Group
    • on its partnership with Silver Lake, joining existing owners GIC and CVC (2021)
    • on the investment by CVC Capital Partners (2015)
    • on the investment by GIC (2014)
    • on the reinvestment in the Access Group alongside Hg
    • on the sale and reinvestment in ITRS Group
    • on its acquisition of a significant minority interest in IFS, an Illinois-based global enterprise software provider, alongside EQT Funds VIII and IX
    • on its acquisition of Fairstone
    • on its acquisition of the single strategy asset management business from Old Mutual Wealth (now Merian Global Investors)
    • on its acquisition of Cooke Optics, the UK manufacturer of premium-end cinematography lenses for the film, television and advertising industries
    • on its acquisition of a minority interest in Stonehage Fleming
    • on its sale from KKR to Cinven & Astorg (2020)
    • on its sale from Bridgepoint to KKR (2015)
  • Management team of Inmarsat on the implementation of a new management incentive plan following the completion of a take private transaction by a four party consortium of Apax, Warburg Pincus, The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.
    • in relation to the acquisition of A-Plan Group by Howden (2020)
    • on its acquisition by Hg Capital (2015)
  • STADA on the US$4.1 billion take-private by Cinven and Bain of the German pharmaceutical company from the German stock exchange
    • on senior management arrangements as a result of the combination of Nets with Nexi (2020)
    • on the US$5.3 billion take-private by H&F from the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (2018)
    • on its acquisition by Advent International, Bain Capital and ATP (2014)
  • Unilever on the terms of its re-investment in the Upfield Group, which acquired Unilever's baking, cooking and spreading business.
I first worked with Adam in 2014 and I was delighted to work with him again on our most recent transaction – his guidance was again first class. His insight to the market on large-cap cross jurisdictional investments was invaluable. Throughout the negotiation process he was calm and supportive at all times and highly professional, exactly what we needed and very much appreciated.
Client
This is the second transaction through which we were supported by Adam and his team, and I cannot thank them enough for their support, diligence and, at times, humour in taking us through what was a complex process.
Client
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