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James Funder

Senior Associate

Email

james.funder@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1868

Offices

London

V-CARD
James advises financial sponsors focussed on private equity and real estate transactions on a full range of corporate matters, including leveraged buyouts, joint venture arrangements and minority investments (including preferred and structured equity transactions), bolt-ons, sales processes and management equity plans.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Apollo on its investment into CPI Property Group.
  • Ardian on its acquisition of Audiotonix from Astorg. 
  • Avenue Capital Group and Robus Capital Management on the sale of Schletter Group to Enstall.
  • Blackstone on its acquisition of a majority stake in Luminor Bank and related joint venture with Nordea and DNB.
  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition of Qualitest from Marlin Partners.
  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition of Inspired Thinking Group from Equistone. 
  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition, together with Astorg, of Fenergo from Insight Capital and its founder. 
  • Bridgepoint on the bolt-on acquisition of Vuzion to its existing portfolio company, Infinigate. 
  • Brookfield on the sale of Greenergy's European business and North American supply business to Trafigura.
  • Eurazeo on its €1.8bn disposal of 50% of Planet to Advent International and related joint venture arrangements.
  • Exponent Private Equity on its acquisition of Natara from International Flavors & Fraagrances, Inc.
  • Lone Star in connection with the £755m preferred equity investment, together with Ares Management, into Quintain, the owner and manager of the Wembley Park estate.
  • OMERS Private Equity on its acquisition of Network Plus.
  • PAI Partners on the simultaneous acquisitions of Addo Food Group and Winterbotham Darby from LDC and Equistone, respectively, to create the Compleat Food Group.
  • A European asset manager on its joint venture with True North Management to establish a platform for investing in the UK co-living sector.

Qualifications

Academic

Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Queensland, 2011

Bachelor of Economics, University of Queensland, 2011

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.