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Paul Dunbar

Partner

Email

paul.dunbar@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 2400

Offices

London

V-CARD
Paul focuses on transactions for private equity clients, advising on public and private corporate M&A, asset portfolio M&A, distressed M&A, joint ventures, and preferred equity investments.

Paul works with clients investing in a broad range of sectors, including infrastructure and energy, real estate, manufacturing and industrials, financial services, healthcare, and retail.

Paul is recognised by Legal 500 UK for Private Equity.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc on the acquisition of Evri, one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies, from Advent International (previous firm experience).
  • Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc on the acquisition of Miller Homes, one of the UK’s leading homebuilders from Bridgepoint (previous firm experience).
  • Stonepeak on its agreement with the AA, the leading provider of roadside assistance services in the UK and a successful insurance business, and the AA’s majority shareholders, TowerBrook Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus. Per the agreement, Stonepeak will invest £450 million in the AA through a combination of common and preferred equity at an enterprise value of approximately £4 billion (previous firm experience).
  • The Carlyle Group on a financing and investment into a UK sponsor-backed financial services business (previous firm experience).
  • Stanley Capital Partners on its investment in Roboyo, a market-leading independent consultancy company helping large corporates implement and manage a full spectrum of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) powered automation technologies (previous firm experience).

Recognition

“A strong lawyer” who provides “good insights into market practice and solutions to difficult issues”
The Legal 500 UK 2023
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.