Brenda A. Coleman

Experience

• 3i Group plc, a leading international investment manager focused on mid-market private equity and infrastructure, and GartenHaus on the acquisition of Outdoor Toys, one of the UK’s leading online retailers of outdoor garden toys 
• ERM, the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, and the ERM Partner shareholders, on the sale of ERM to KKR, a leading global investment firm
• Inflexion and other shareholders (including the management team) on the sale of Reed & Mackay, a premium corporate travel management and events business, to TripActions, a U.S.-headquartered business travel and spend management platform
• SC Health Corp., a special purpose acquisitions company, in its proposed merger with Rockley Photonics, Ltd, a leading integrated photonics chipset developer and module supplier for high-volume sensor and communication products 
• Envision Pharma Group, a portfolio company of GHO Capital Partners, on its acquisition of Two Labs, an industry-leading provider of integrated and customized commercial solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector 
• 3i Group plc on its c. £125 million investment alongside management for a majority stake in MPM, an international leader in branded, premium, natural pet food 
• GHO Capital Partners on its acquisition (alongside the existing Envision management team and employees) of a majority stake in Envision Pharma Group, a leading technology-enabled scientific communications company’ 
• Averna Capital on its investment in ClimateCare, a leading profit with purpose environmental and social impact company headquartered in Oxford, UK 
• Sound United LLC, a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners, on its acquisition of Bowers & Wilkins, a leading designer and manufacturer of luxury home audio speakers, headphones, custom installation products, wireless speakers, and branded audio systems in the automotive and television markets
• Arsenal Capital Partners on the proposed acquisition by its portfolio company Value Demonstration Holdings LLC of Cello Health plc, an AIM-listed global healthcare-focused advisory group 
• Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe on its public to private acquisition of Abzena plc, a UK-based biopharmaceutical services company
• Avista Capital Partners on its €305m Joint Acquisition of Vision Healthcare, one of Europe’s fastest-growing omni-channel and direct-to-consumer health care companies
• Bain Capital on its acquisition of:
• a controlling stake in MKM, the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant; 
• NGA UK, a UK payroll and HR Business from NGA Human Resources; and 
• CRH plc’s clay and concrete business in the UK and the U.S.
• CCMP on its sale of PureGym, a chain of no frills fitness clubs in the UK
• Charlesbank Capital Partners and Ensono on the acquisition of a data centre business from Wipro
• TSG Consumer Partners on its acquisition of a minority stake in BrewDog, a Scottish craft beer
• 3i Group plc on the acquisition of Audley Travel
• Epiris on its acquisition of Bonhams
• Genstar Capital on its (approx.) $1bn acquisition of CRF Health
• ICG in the $5.3bn consortium buy-out of Visma
• ICG on its £1.3bn joint partnership investment into IRIS
• Ares Management on the sale of its portfolio company Cordium 
• Northern European private equity sponsor in the formation of its €4.25 billion Northern Europe focused private equity fund
• APG on its acquisition of a 75 per cent interest in a joint venture with TH Real Estate, to develop the St James Centre in Edinburgh, one of the UK’s largest private regeneration projects

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