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Overview
Tom Cartwright is a partner in the Private Equity practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office.
Tom counsels U.K. and international private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and family offices on private equity investments and M&A transactions. On an ongoing basis, he represents a number of private equity-backed companies and other corporations both in the U.K. and internationally on commercial transactions.
Tom often speaks about the current issues in the private equity industry. He also writes about these topics for the U.K. and international trade press.
Accolades
- Recommended, Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions - Mid-Market Deals, The Legal 500 U.K. (Up to £500m) (2025)
- Recommended, TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms): Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, The Legal 500 U.K. (2020)
- Recommended, Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare, The Legal 500 U.K. (2026)
- Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (2020-21)
Education
- University of Hull, England, 1991, LLB (Hons)
- University of Westminster, England, LPC, 1994
Representations
- White Mountains insurance Group (NYSE: WRM) on the U.K. aspects of its $1.775 billion sale of NSM Insurance Group to funds affiliated with Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG).
- Dimanche LLC, an affiliate of Regent LP, on its acquisition of the European innerwear business of Hanes Brands Inc (NYSE: HBI).
- WE Soda on the $450 million sale of 60% of its North American Soda Ash business to Sisecam Chemicals.
- NSM insurance on the acquisition of Kingsbridge Group.
- Abercrombie & Kent on the acquisition of Cox & Kings.
- Heritage Capital on the acquisition of Abercrombie & Kent.
- Silversea Cruises and its owner on the sale of a sale of 66.67% of its business to Royal Caribbean Cruises for approximately $1 billion plus future incentives payments.
- Sisecam Chemical Resources LLC on acquisition of Sisecam Resources LP.
- Carlyle Group Portfolio Company, NSM Insurance Group on the acquisition of equipment insurance specialist Acquis Insurance
- Javelin on investment by ITOCHU.
- senior lenders and shareholders in Enzen Group Restructuring.
- Carlyle Group Portfolio Company, NSM Insurance Group on the acquisition of insurance brands AllClear and InsureandGo.
- WE Soda on the financing of $1.425 billion acquisition of Genesis Alkali.
- Ciner Glass on the €504 million financing for landmark investment in Belgium.
News
- Paul Hastings Advises Ciner Glass in €504 Million Financing for Landmark Investment in Belgium - August 11th, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advises Senior Lenders and Shareholders in Enzen Group Restructuring - April 3rd, 2025
- Paul Hastings Advised Carlyle Portfolio Co. NSM Insurance Group on InsurEvo Acquisition - August 19th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Javelin in Investment by ITOCHU - August 14th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Javelin on Agreements with Battery Mineral Resources - February 15th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advises Sisecam Chemical Resources LLC in Acquisition of Sisecam Resources LP - May 26th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Expands London PE and M&A Platform With the Addition of Prominent M&A/Private Equity Partner Tom Cartwright - June 16th, 2022