Syed Mahbub Murshed
Associate
Syed Murshed joined Ropes & Gray as an associate in its private equity transactions group in March 2022. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Syed was an associate in the private equity M&A team at a leading U.S. law firm in their London office.
Syed has experience in a broad range of corporate law matters including acting for private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in relation to domestic and cross border M&A, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, group reorganisations, restructurings and corporate advisory work.
Experience
- Advised AJAX I, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), on its business combination with Cazoo, a leading online car retailer in the UK*
- Advised Blackstone and Telereal Trillium on the acquisition of Network Rail’s commercial business estate*
- Advised Duff & Phelps, a portfolio company of Stone Point Capital, Further Global and Permira, on the acquisition of the Lucid companies*
- Advised EQT Partners on:
- the sale of its Credit business division*
- the acquisition of BlueStep Bank, a specialist mortgage provider in the Nordic region*
- the sale of Atos Medical, a provider of medical devices for laryngectomy care*
- Advised Gazit-Globe on the recommended offer for the acquisition of the publicly-listed shares in Atrium European Real Estate*
- Advised Patient Square Capital on its investment in Apollo Therapeutics, a portfolio-focused biopharmaceutical company*
- Advised Searchlight Capital Partners in its acquisition of a significant stake in EOLO SpA, an Italian internet services provider*
- Advised Triton Partners:
- on the acquisition of the tour operating activities of the Corendon Group*
- and its portfolio company DeepOcean on the acquisition of subsea services provider Delta Subsea*
- and its portfolio company Alimak Group on the acquisition of Avanti Wind Systems, a supplier of vertical access solutions for wind turbine towers*
- and its portfolio company Alimak Group on the acquisition of Facade Access Group, a supplier of building maintenance units*
- Advised Vista Equity Partners:
- and its portfolio company Ping Identity Corporation on the acquisition of Symphonic Software*
- and its portfolio company Mysis on the acquisition of financial technology provider DH Corporation*
- Advised Vitruvian Partners on:
- the acquisition of a majority interest in the Fotona Group, a medical laser focused energy-based devices company*
- the sale of Unifaun, a cloud-based delivery and logistics platform*
- the acquisition of EasyPark, a provider of digital parking services*
- the acquisition of Phlexglobal, a technology company in the clinical trials industry*
*Representations denoted with an asterisk were completed prior to joining Ropes & Gray
Disclaimer
Ropes & Gray International LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in Delaware, United States of America and is a recognised body regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (with registered number 521000).Education
- LPC, Distinction, University of Law, London Moorgate, 2014
- LLM, Distinction, University College London, 2013
- LLB, King's College London, 2012
Admissions / Qualifications
Qualifications
- England and Wales, Solicitor, 2016