Justin Hutchinson

Justin is an experienced cross-border transactional lawyer, having acted throughout his career for financial sponsors and their portfolio companies on a broad range of control and minority investments, leveraged buyouts, management equity arrangements and disposals. Justin’s client base includes growth, mid- and large-cap private equity and other financial sponsors and their portfolio companies.

• Advised Bain Capital and its portfolio company Kantar on multiple acquisitions and disposals including:
  • Sale of Kantar Media business to H.I.G. Capital.
  • Sale of Kantar’s Public business to Trilantic Partners.
  • Sale of Kantar's Reputation Intelligence business to Symphony Technology Group.
  • Acquisition of Mavens of London, a data-led marketing consultancy business.
  • Acquisition of MeMo2, an Amsterdam-based cross-media effectiveness tracking specialist.
• Advised H.I.G. Capital on:
  • its acquisition of ITH Group Limited, a leading UK provider of aseptic pharmaceutical compounding services; and
  • its acquisition of Aspire Pharma Limited, a leading UK provider of niche generic and branded specialty pharmaceuticals.
• Advised Astorg Partners on its acquisition from management and Apheon of a controlling stake in Sofico, a Belgian headquartered provider of software solutions & services for the automotive leasing and mobility industry.
• Advised a large US buy-out fund in connection with its acquisition of a Dutch-headquartered global industrial service provider.
• Advised One Equity Partners and its portfolio company Trustmarque on:
  • the acquisition of software asset managed services provider Livingstone from Carlyle; and
  • the merger between Trustmarque and Ultima Business Solutions, a managed services provider owned by Apse Capital.
• Advised Keensight Capital on its investment into CatSci, a UK-based CRO.
• Advised Blackstone portfolio company Lombard International Group on the sale of its Singapore Brokerage business to MHK Insurance Services Limited.
• Advised H.I.G. Realty on acquisitions by New Life Realty, H.I.G.’s platform focused on real estate life sciences investments.