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Overview
James Waite is an associate in the Corporate M&A practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office.
James has a broad corporate practice with a particular focus on both public and private mergers and acquisitions. His practice also covers joint ventures, investments and group restructurings, as well as general corporate and commercial advice, for a mix of financial sponsors and multinational corporations.
Education
- BPP University Law School, LPC 2020
- BPP University Law School, GDL 2019
- University of Oxford, MSt U.S. History, 2018
- Durham University, BA (Hons), History, 2017
Representations
Private and Public M&A
- G42, the leading UAE-based artificial intelligence technology holding company, and its majority-owned subsidiary, Khazna Data Centers, in relation to the sale by e& of its stake in Khazna for $2.2 billion and minority investments in Khazna by MGX and Silver Lake.
- G42, the leading UAE-based artificial intelligence technology holding company, on the $1.5 billion strategic investment by Microsoft in G42.
- Link Mobility on the acquisition of SMS Portal, a market-leading provider of application-to-person messaging services.
- dss+, a leading provider of specialist operations management consulting services, on the acquisition of Infrata, a leading global infrastructure advisory firm.
- Theta Bidco Ltd (a special purpose vehicle owned by IHC Industrial Holding LLC and Tasheel Holding Group LLC) on the acquisition of Arena Events Group plc, a leading turnkey events solutions provider, by way of court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
- Six BidCo Ltd (a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of investment funds managed by PineBridge Benson Elliot) on the acquisition of Sigma Capital Group plc, a leading provider of Private Rented Sector housing in the U.K.
- A&K Travel Group on the acquisition of a controlling interest in Ecoventura and related joint venture arrangements.
Private Equity
- Abry Partners on the strategic partnership with AA Ireland, the leading automotive services company in Ireland.
- NSM Insurance Group on the acquisition of InsurEvo Group, a specialist personal lines travel MGA.
- Oakley Capital on the carve-out of Flemming Dental, Excent and Artinorway Group from the European Dental Group, a leading pan-European oral care and services provider, to form one of the leading European dental laboratories groups.
- Abry Partners on the acquisition of Chambers and Partners, a leading B2B information services provider in the legal sector.
- Veson Nautical, the global leader of maritime freight management solutions, and two of its private equity investors, Francisco Partners and Pamlico Capital, on the acquisition of VesselsValue, a leading provider of vessel valuation data.