James Ravden advises clients on the structuring and negotiation of complex secondary market liquidity transactions, including GP-led and LP-led secondary transactions, preferred equity financings and other structured secondary transactions on both a concentrated basis (including single asset transactions) and a diversified portfolio basis. In addition, James advises asset managers and their investors on co-investment transactions, as well as on asset management M&A and GP-stake matters.
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Work Highlights
- Corsair Capital on the extension of its partnership with ZEDRA, an international player in trust, corporate and fund administration services, Redpin, a specialist provider of payments and embedded software for international property transactions, and IDnow, a leading continental European identity verification platform provider through a €600 million transfer of the businesses to a multi-asset GP-led continuation fund and, in the case of IDnow, an additional single-asset GP-led continuation fund
- Astorg on the extension of its partnership with Normec, a leading testing, inspection and certification business through a €multi-billion transfer of the business to a GP-led continuation fund
- MML Capital on the formation and raising of MML Dorchester SCSp, a €630 million multi-asset continuation vehicle, to acquire interests in two leading European business services companies currently held across prior MML Partnership Capital funds, alongside stakes held by other shareholders
- Norvestor on the extension of its partnership with PHM Group Oy, the leading European residential property services provider and Sperre Air Power AS, a leading supplier of mission-critical compressed air system solutions to the global maritime and power plant industries, through a €multi-billion transfer of the businesses to a multi-asset GP-led continuation fund and Norvestor Fund IX
- A leading European fund of funds manager on numerous LP-led transactions on the buy-side and sell-side
- Various leading European secondaries investors on multiple LP-led transactions on the buy-side and sell-side
Education
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BPP Law School, Waterloo, 2014 L.P.C.
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BPP Law School - Holborn, 2013 G.D.L.
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University of Durham, 2012 B.A.
James Ravden is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Fund Transactions Practice based in London. He advises clients on the structuring and negotiation of complex secondary market liquidity transactions, including GP-led and LP-led secondary transactions (including single and multi-asset continuation funds, tenders and strip sales), preferred equity financings and other structured secondary transactions on both a concentrated basis (including single asset transactions) and a diversified portfolio basis.
In addition, James advises asset managers and their investors on a range of other corporate and fund related matters, including co-investment transactions and restructurings. He also has experience providing advice to clients on asset management M&A and GP-stake transactions.
James’ recent experience includes the representation of:
- Corsair Capital on the extension of its partnership with ZEDRA, an international player in trust, corporate and fund administration services, Redpin, a specialist provider of payments and embedded software for international property transactions, and IDnow, a leading continental European identity verification platform provider through a €600 million transfer of the businesses to a multi-asset GP-led continuation fund and, in the case of IDnow, an additional single-asset GP-led continuation fund
- Astorg on the extension of its partnership with Normec, a leading testing, inspection and certification business through a €multi-billion transfer of the business to a GP-led continuation fund
- MML Capital on the formation and raising of MML Dorchester SCSp, a €630 million multi-asset continuation vehicle, to acquire interests in two leading European business services companies currently held across prior MML Partnership Capital funds, alongside stakes held by other shareholders
- Norvestor on the extension of its partnership with PHM Group Oy, the leading European residential property services provider and Sperre Air Power AS, a leading supplier of mission-critical compressed air system solutions to the global maritime and power plant industries, through a €multi-billion transfer of the businesses to a multi-asset GP-led continuation fund and Norvestor Fund IX
- A leading European fund of funds manager on numerous LP-led transactions on the buy-side and sell-side
- Various leading European secondaries investors on multiple LP-led transactions on the buy-side and sell-side