Alex Brown
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Alex Brown

Associate

Alex is a member of the firm’s global private equity group.

Alex has experience advising private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and other private companies on a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, preferred equity investments and other general corporate matters.

Prior to qualification, Alex trained in the firm’s London office, gaining experience in private equity, leveraged finance and structured finance matters. Alex also spent six months on secondment to the firm’s Singapore office.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Bridgepoint on its recommended £626m cash takeover offer for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc.
  • Cinven’s Strategic Financials Fund on its acquisition of a 50% interest in Policy Expert.
  • One Equity Partners on the acquisition of MSQ Partners.
  • Strikwerda Investments on its €800m strategic preferred equity investment from Ares Management and Carlyle.
  • USS on the sale of a significant equity interest in Dukes Education to KKR.
  • Exponent on the sale of Meadow Foods to Fairfax Financial Holdings.
  • Miller Homes on its acquisition of St. Modwen Homes.
  • Telemos Capital on its acquisition of Helios Global Group Limited.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor, England and Wales, 2024
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.