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Louise Finnie

Partner

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Languages: French

Louise is an experienced M&A corporate partner with a specialism in private equity.  For over 18 years Louise has advised a broad range of clients across various sectors including acquisitions, disposals, investments and restructurings.

A selection of Louise’s notable transactions include advising:

  • LGT and the management team on the disposal of Rhubarb Hospitality Collection to Silverlake backed, OVG, and the reinvestment by the management team
  • the restructuring of the CitySprint Group which led to its sale the subsequent year
  • the management team on the acquisition of Forest Holidays by Sykes Cottages
  • on numerous matters for Livingbridge, including its first overseas investment in Dutch dental business, Fresh Tandartsen, and its significant investment in online travel agency, Loveholidays
  • APC Group on strategic investment and corporate matters
  • LDC’s investment in leisure entertainment venues business, Box Park and its investment in and subsequent sale of The NEC Group to Blackstone
  • the founders of Spanish based language training company, Learnlight, on the investment made by private equity investor Beech Tree
  • the founders of Create Health on their ongoing investment in IVI-RMA and the subsequent investment made by KKR management and LDC on the disposal of Panther Logistics

Louise is a member of the firm’s Corporate leadership team nationally, with responsibility for our Corporate Associate group, and regularly leads on training programmes both internally and externally.

Louise is well placed to advise clients on investments outside of the UK, given her investment experience in Spain and Portugal (Bridges Fund Management/Viva Gym and advising the management team of Learnlight), Holland (Livingbridge/Fresh Tandartsen), the US (Rhubarb Hospitality Collection) and globally (Epiris/Axio Data).

Louise Finnie

Partner

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