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    Karan Dinamani

    Partner

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    Karan Dinamani is co-head of the firm’s Global Private Equity Group. He has extensive experience supporting private equity clients across a range of markets, industries and sectors, including financial services, Fintech, consumer, healthcare, technology, and has been trusted to advise on some of the most complex cross-border financial sponsor-led transactions in Europe. He acts for private equity firms and other financial sponsors in relation to all strategic investment matters including all forms of M&A, co-investment, restructurings and supporting their portfolio companies through their life cycle with the sponsor.

    Karan is recognized as a leading lawyer in legal directories including being in the Hall of Fame for Private Equity by Legal 500, named to the “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” list by Financial News and various other industry accolades. He is described as “an exceptional partner, with an enormous dedication to his profession and his clients [and] has a unique ability to understand and distil very complex problems into pragmatic and actionable advice” and having “an incredible ability to adapt to a deal in any sector and in any geography almost immediately.”

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    Experience

    Experience

    Karan’s recent experience* includes:

    • Apax Partners on numerous transactions including:
      • the pending $660 million take-private of Norva24 Group AB (publ)
      • its acquisition of Palex Medical from Fremman Capital, and on Palex’s follow-on acquisition of Duomed Group
      • its acquisition of Safety-Kleen Europe from Warburg Pincus
      • its acquisition of Alcumus Group from Inflexion
    • A.P. Møller Holdings on its acquisition of Unilabs from Apax Partners
    • Ardian on numerous transactions including:
      • its acquisition of Study Group from Providence Equity Partners
      • its acquisition of Audiotonix from Astorg
    • Blackstone on its acquisition of a majority stake in Luminor Bank and related joint venture with Nordea and DNB
    • Bridgepoint on various matters including:
      • the acquisition of Qualitest from Marlin Partners
      • Fenergo from Insight Capital and its founder
    • EQT on its acquisition of Idealista from Apax Partners
    • FNZ in relation to its $1.4bn capital raise at a $20bn valuation, led by CPP Investments and Motive Partners, and its further raise of $1 billion of equity from existing shareholders in 2024
    • PAI Partners on various matters including its acquisition of Addo Food Group and Winterbotham Darby from LDC and Equistone Partners, to create the Compleat Food Group

    *Includes matters undertaken prior to joining S&C.

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    News

    • S&C Advises Apax Funds on SEK 6.63 Billion Recommended Offer for Norva24 Group AB (publ)

      March 10, 2025
    • S&C Advises Palex in its Planned Acquisition of Duomed Group to Create the First Pan-European Medtech Distribution Platform

      April 18, 2024
    • S&C Advises Apax Funds in Acquisition of a Co-Controlling Stake in Palex Medical

      August 1, 2023
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, Legal Practice Course, 2003
    • Durham University, LL.B., 2002

    Bar Admissions

    • England and Wales
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    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Europe
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Private Equity
    • Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies
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