Robert H. Kearns

• Advising Audiotonix (a PAI portfolio company) on its acquisition of DPA Microphones, Wisycom and Austrian Audio
• Advising Evercore Inc. on its acquisition of Robey Warshaw LLP
• Advising Apax Partners on its $660 million take-private of Norva24 Group AB
• Advising the South African Rugby Union on the proposed investment by the Ackerley Sports Group in SARU’s commercial rights and assets
• Advising FGS Global in connection with KKR’s $775 million acquisition of WPP’s full equity position in FGS
• Advising Palex Medical (an Apax Partners portfolio company) on in its acquisition of Duomed Group from G Square Capital to create the first pan-European medtech distribution platform

• Advising CVC Capital Partners on their €4.5 billion acquisition of ekaterra (now Lipton Teas & Infusions), the teas business unit of Unilever plc; their disposal of Sky Betting and Gaming to the Stars Group Inc. in a cash-and-shares transaction valued at approximately $4.7 billion; and their acquisition of Rayner Surgical Group Limited*
• Advising CVC Capital Partners and GIC on their disposal of a minority stake in RAC to Silver Lake*
• Advising TPG in relation to its acquisition of a minority stake in Visma*
• Advising iCON Infrastructure and Itochu Corporation in respect of their disposal of Bristol Water plc to the Pennon Group plc in a £814 million transaction*
• Advising Infracapital Partners in relation to its acquisition of GB Railfreight Limited*
• Advising Permira and Tilney on Tilney’s merger (by way of a rare private scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006) with Smith & Williamson*
• Advising Advent on its acquisition of Faerch Plast*
• Advising Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic on the £2 billion London Stock Exchange IPO of Network International*
• Advising Hellman & Friedman on its $5.3 billion takeover of Nets and its investment in TeamSystem*
• Advising CDPQ on its $1.5 billion acquisition of a 30% stake in Bombardier Transportation*
• Advising Marsh & McLennan on its £258 million takeover of AIM listed insurance broker Jelf*
• Advising Pandox AB on its acquisition of the Jurys Inns hotel business (consisting of 36 separate properties) from Lone Star in a £800 million transaction; and on its acquisition of The Midland Hotel Manchester in a £115 million transaction from Aprirose*
• Advising OpenLane (f.k.a. KAR Auction Services Inc.) on its acquisitions of HBC Vehicle Services and of the vehicle remarketing business of the Greenhous Group*

*Denotes representations undertaken prior to joining S&C