Shoosmiths LLP

Corporate Midlands

Rosie is currently a Principal Associate in our corporate department and has more than 10 years of extensive mergers and acquisitions experience, acting principally for major corporate clients on domestic, international and cross border acquisitions and disposals. Rosie has experience advising on joint ventures, private equity transactions (including exits), debt/equity reorganisations and international group restructurings. Rosie also advises clients on general corporate governance matters.

Recent experience includes advising:

• • the shareholders of Datapath Group Limited, a market leader in the design and development of video wall, multiscreen displays and control room solutions, on their (£ confidential) disposal of the same;
  • the shareholders of Skycon Ltd, a company specialising in display advertising and paid advertising on channels that include sports media, on their £45m disposal to Better Collective A/S;
  • the shareholders of Findauniversity Ltd, a digital post-graduate recruitment business, on the (£ confidential) sale of its parent company to a Norwegian listed company, Keystone Academics Solutions AS;
  • the shareholders of ALE Holdings Limited, a global business operating in over 45 jurisdictions, on their (€ confidential) disposal of the same to Mammoet;
  • CRH on its (£ confidential) disposal of Anchor Bay Construction Products Limited, FCA Wholesalers Limited and Plaka Ireland Limited;
  • Amber REI Holdings Limited on its (£ confidential) acquisition of Elan Homes Holdings Limited
  • the shareholders of United Living Group Limited on their (£ confidential) disposal of the same to Fastflow Group, creating a group with a combined turnover of approximately £400 million;
  • Anglian Water on its joint venture with Northumbrian Water to create Wave, a new retailer of water and wastewater services to non-household customers;
  • Legal & General on its recent £49 million business and asset acquisition of Hampton by Hilton, Stansted Airport;
  • Tarmac Building Products Limited on its (£ confidential) disposal of 75% of the share capital in Tilcon-Huttenes Albertus Limited to Huttenes Albertus UK Limited;
  • the selling shareholders of R. Griggs Group Limited (the licensee of the Dr Martens brand) in relation to their disposal of the same to Permira for £300 million;
  • the selling shareholders on the £50 million sale of Your Cash Europe Limited to Euronet Worldwide, Inc;
  • James Finlay Limited on its disposal of Finlays Horticulture Investments Limited and Finlays Horticulture Holdings Limited for £95 million; and
  • Dignity Funeral services, RPS Group plc and Edif Group Limited on multiple acquisitions.