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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, L.P.C., 2020
  • Nottingham Law School, G.D.L., 2019
  • University of Nottingham, BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations, 2018

Representations

Private and Public M&A

  • The Sellers of The Co-Operative Bank on the £780 million sale to Coventry Building Society.
  • City Football Group, the owner and operator of football clubs such as Manchester City FC and New York City FC, on a number of matters.
  • STG Partners on the take-private of Gresham Technologies plc by Alliance Bidco, a company owned indirectly by funds managed or advised by STG Partners.
  • G42, the leading UAE-based AI technology holding company, on a number of matters.
  • M42 on the strategic investment and partnership with Juvenescence.
  • Eircom on its partnership with InfraVia Capital Partners to create a dedicated fibre company, Fibre Networks Ireland Limited.
  • Hanwha Systems, as a shareholder in OneWeb, on its proposed combination with Eutelsat.
  • The Government of Jamaica on the Jamalco joint venture.

Private Equity

  • STG Partners on a number of matters, including the significant investment in TaxCalc.
  • Abry Partners on a number of matters, including:
    • the sale of Options Technology.
    • the acquisition of Aker Systems.
  • Oakley Capital on a number of matters, including the sale of its majority stake in Ocean Technologies Group to Lloyd’s Register.
  • Francisco Partners on a number of matters, including the acquisition of Macrobond.
  • Vector Capital on the acquisition of Riverbed Technology.
  • May River Capital on certain portfolio bolt-on acquisitions in the U.K.

Practice Areas

Corporate


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