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Silas Raggett

Associate, Corporate Department

London

Phone: +44-20-3023-5114
Fax: +44-20-3023-5414

Overview

Silas Raggett is an associate in the Corporate Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office.

Silas has a broad corporate practice with a particular focus on both public and private mergers and acquisitions. His practice also covers joint ventures, early-stage and minority equity investments and group restructurings, as well as general corporate and commercial advice, for a mix of financial sponsors and multinational corporations.

Silas has also spent time on secondment at JPMorgan Chase, within the Office of Legal Obligations.

Education

  • BPP University Law School, LPC, 2020
  • Nottingham Law School, GDL, 2019
  • University of Nottingham, BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations, 2018

Representations

Private and Public M&A

  • The shareholders of The Co-Operative Bank on the £780 million sale to Coventry Building Society.
  • City Football Group, the owner and operator of football clubs across the world including Manchester City and New York City FC, on multiple matters.
  • STG Partners on the take-private of Gresham Technologies plc, a bespoke software company in the data integrity and control, banking integration, payments and cash management sectors.
  • G42, the leading UAE-based artificial intelligence technology holding company, on multiple matters.
  • M42, a global health leader powered by artificial intelligence, technology and genomics, on the strategic investment in longevity biotech leader Juvenescence.
  • Eircom on the partnership with InfraVia Capital Partners to create a dedicated fibre company, Fibre Networks Ireland Limited.
  • Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd., a South Korean shareholder in OneWeb, on the proposed combination with Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat.
  • The Government of Jamaica on the Jamalco joint venture.

Private Equity

  • Gresham Technologies, a portfolio company of STG Partners, on the significant investment in TaxCalc, a leading provider of tax and accountancy software.
  • Abry Partners on the sale of Options Technology, a leading capital markets infrastructure platform to Vitruvian Partners.
  • Oakley Capital on multiple matters, including the sale of Ocean Technologies to Lloyds Register.
  • Francisco Partners on multiple matters, including the acquisition of Macrobond.
  • Abry Partners on the acquisition of Aker Systems, a leading provider of enterprise-grade data infrastructure for regulated industries.
  • Vector Capital on the acquisition of Riverbed Technology.
  • May River Capital on certain portfolio bolt-on acquisitions in the U.K.

Practice Areas

Corporate

Private Equity

Mergers and Acquisitions


Languages

English


Admissions

England and Wales Solicitor


Education

BPP University, L.P.C. 2020

Nottingham Law School, GDL 2019

University of Nottingham, B.A. 2018