Hogan Lovells 2024 Election Impact and Congressional Outlook Report
James Cross
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English
James advises clients on all forms of private equity transactions, including buy-outs, secondary transactions, restructurings and bolt-on acquisitions. He guides both investors and management across a number of sectors, including technology, manufacturing and industrials, education, healthcare, financial services, consumer, and business services.
James has advised numerous private equity sponsors on auction processes/bids. He also has particular experience acting for management teams. With an international practice, he frequently advises investors on cross-border acquisitions and investments, and on complex corporate carve-outs.
Soho Square Capital on its structured minority growth investment in Assured Data Protection, a managed-service provider focused on backup and disaster recovery.*
August Equity on its investment in StarTraq, a leading compliance software business providing solutions for offence processing, licensing, and permitting.*
Inspirit Capital on the carve-out of CWind, a leading provider of offshore wind support services, from Global Marine Group.*
Piper PE LLP on its investment in Ancient + Brave, a mission-driven wellness brand.*
Falfurrias Capital Partners on its investment in international media agency Brainlabs.*
Soho Square Capital on its investment and partnership with xDesign, a rapidly growing digital consultancy.*
August Equity portfolio company StarTraq on its acquisition of leading GovTech business Farthest Gate.*
Flywheel Partners on its investment in Freshcut Foods, the UK’s leading producer of high-added value plant-based ingredients.*
The management team of Improve International Group on Levine Leichtman Capital Partners’ investment.*
Soho Square Capital portfolio company Arcus FM on its acquisition of Trios Group from Rcapital.*
Aurelius portfolio company CTD Tiles on the add-on acquisition of 13 UK branches from Tile Giant.*
Orangewood Partners on its investment in Barrington James, a leading global recruitment firm that primarily serves the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors.*
August Equity portfolio company Air IT on its acquisitions of SoConnect Limited, Scoria Limited, Silverbug Limited, and Vital Technology Group Limited.*
Grosvenor Food & AgTech on their investment in leading UK recipe box company Gousto as part of a US$230m secondary placement.*
Soho Square Capital on its investment and partnership with Oliver James, an international recruitment and consulting provider.*
Gardien Holdings on the auction sale of Ucamco N.V., the global market leader in PCB CAM and Pre-CAM software, laser photoplotters, and direct imaging systems.*
The management team of TrustQuay, a leading technology provider to the global trust, corporate, and fund services industry, by Silverfleet Capital to Hg.*
The management team of Leaders Romans Group on the acquisition of the business by Platinum Equity from existing investor Bowmark Capital.*
Go Instore, a video-powered retail platform, on its acquisition by Emplifi, a leading unified customer experience platform and a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity.*
The management team of Oakley Capital portfolio company Grupo Primavera on the strategic combination of the leading business software provider in Iberia with Cegid.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.