Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Partner Corporate & Finance

London

+44 20 7296 2809

ed.harris@hoganlovells.com

Languages

English

Ed Harris

Overview
Experience
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Ed is excellent all round; he is great at understanding and working with client needs, and at advocating.
Chambers UK, 2025

Ed Harris is our Global Head of Private Equity & Funds, based out of the London office. Ed advises on a broad range of corporate and funds transactions, with particular focus on private M&A, joint ventures, co-investments, secondaries, GP-led transactions and leveraged buy-outs. He acts for both private equity houses, institutional investors and corporates across a range of sectors.

Ed Harris and his team have deep experience in the GP-led space and have been active on both the sell and buy-side for a number of years.
Legal 500 UK, 2024

Representative experience

Eurazeo and Unigestion as lead investors in relation to capiton’s closing of its €248m continuation fund, involving the acquisition of Raith and AEMtec

Committed Advisors as lead investor on Bencis IV’s closing of its €123m continuation fund

Pantheon on Idinvest's venture GP-led, involving the transfer of 12 assets from several growth and venture capital vehicles into a continuation fund

Pantheon on the acquisition of five European renewable and concession-based assets in the Marguerite GP-led deal

Pantheon on a stapled secondary offering of interests in Lyceum Capital (now Horizon Capital)

Pantheon on the Avenue Capital Group GP-led deal

Pantheon on its acquisition of 29.1% of portfolio company interests owned by Candover Investments, as part of the spin-out of Arle Capital

Investindustrial on numerous transactions, including its €2.1bn divestment of Avincis, divestment of 49.9% in Portaventura, investment/divestment of Goldcar and GP-led of Investindustrial IV

Terra Firma on numerous transactions, including its €2.57bn acquisition of Annington Homes and €331m acquisition of Wyevale Garden Centre (and over 10 bolt-on transactions)

Idinvest on a stapled secondary offering of interests in Lyceum Capital (now Horizon Capital) and on the Three Hills Capital Partners GP-led deal

Pension schemes, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds on investments and divestments including the portfolio sale by Kodak to Pomona and the portfolio sale by West Midlands Pension to Lexington

KIRKBI on numerous transactions, including its acquisition with Blackstone of Armacell Group from Charterhouse

Ventiga Capital on the P2P of Nordic Service Partners Holding, the P2P of Thesis Asset Management, and its acquisitions of Infare Solutions, Retail Insights, FuelPlus and Airpas

Eurazeo on G Square Healthcare Private Equity LLP's closing of a €500m continuation fund vehicle for the acquisition of three existing assets from G Square Capital I and G Square Capital II

Pantheon on a €108.8m credit secondaries transaction with France-based fund manager Eurazeo

Eurazeo and Committed Advisors as co-lead investors on a €230m continuation fund raised by Capvis for Hessnatur, Arena, and Kaffee Partners