Christian Iwasko

Christian Iwasko is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity group. He advises private equity sponsors on complex business transactions, including leveraged buyouts, structured equity investments, growth equity investments, distressed investments, debt and equity restructurings, complex equity platforms, management incentive plans, fund formations, and GP stake sales.

Christian’s representative experience includes advising on the following:

• TA Associates 
  • on its investment in Apex Group, a global financial services provider to asset managers, financial institutions, family offices and corporates
  • on the combination of Compusoft with Genstar-backed 2020 Technologies to create a global provider of planning and manufacturing solutions for residential and commercial spaces
• TowerBrook Capital Partners
  • on its acquisition of Premium Credit, a leading provider of premium finance for commercial and retail insurance products, from Cinven
  • on the establishment of a new real estate lending platform, Precede Capital Partners (formerly Précis)
  • on its investment in Swissport, the global leader in airport ground services and air cargo handling
  • on its investment in the French IT consulting firm Talan 
  • on its investment in the Azzurri Group, a restaurant operator in the casual dining sector in the UK and Ireland* 
  • on the acquisition of CarTrawler, the leading B2B provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry, from BC Partners*
  • on its acquisition of ACPS, a leading German manufacturer of tow bars for original equipment manufacturers and suppliers*
  • on its acquisition of AustroCel, an Austrian producer of high-quality viscose pulp and bio energy*
  • on its investment in Aernnova, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of aerostructures and components*
  • on its investment in GBA, a provider of end-to-end vehicle logistics services to the global automotive and shipping industries*
  • on its investment in The Learning Network, the Netherlands’ largest provider of learning materials*
  • on its investment in French child care nurseries business La Maison Bleue*
  • on its investment in Gravity Media, a UK-based provider of broadcasting equipment and solutions*
  • on its acquisition of European frozen foods business Van Geloven from Lion Capital*
  • on its acquisition of Independent Clinical Services, a leading healthcare staffing services and outsourcing provider, from Blackstone*
  • on its acquisition of aircraft interiors business AIM Altitude from LDC*
  • on its acquisition of the Metallum Group, a European leader in metals trading, recycling and logistics, from Alpha*
  • on its acquisition of a controlling stake in the Autodistribution Group, a leading distributor of aftermarket automotive parts in France, by means of a debt-for-equity restructuring of the group's obligations*
  • on its acquisition of Odlo Sports Group, a Switzerland-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of functional sportswear*
  • on its partial exit from its investment in Precede Capital Partners and the entry into a new joint venture partnership with QuadReal Property Groupen
  • on its sale of Metallum to Thommen*
  • on its sale of Metallo to Aurubis*
  • on its sale of Independent Clinical Services to Onex*
  • on its sale of a majority stake in Van Geloven to McCain Foods*
  • on its sale of AIM Altitude to AVIC International Aero-Development Corporation*
  • on its sale of Autodistribution to Bain Capital*
  • on its sale of Haymarket Financial's €705 million portfolio of loans to Future Fund*
  • on its sale of the women's luxury footwear brand Jimmy Choo to Labelux*
  • on its sale of the European latex producer PolymerLatex to Yule Catto*
  • on its sale of Odlo Sports Group to Herkules Capital*
  • on its sale of a minority stake in its fund management business to Dyal
  • on its sale of a minority stake in its fund management business to Wafra*
  • on the formation of its $1.1 billion structured asset and equity investment fund, TowerBrook Structured Opportunities II*
  • on the formation of its $800 million structured asset and equity investment fund, TowerBrook Structured Opportunities*
  • on the formation of its $4.3 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors V*
  • on the formation of its $3.7 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors IV*
  • on the formation of its $2.8 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors III*
  • on its spin-out from Soros and the formation of its $1.3 billion private equity fund, TowerBrook Investors II*
• Apollo
  • on its acquisition of the Tragus Group, the operator of UK restaurant brands Cafe Rouge, Bella Italia, Strada and others, from Blackstone as part of the financial restructuring of the business*
  • together with TowerBrook and York Capital Management, on the lender-led restructuring of the obligations of the Braas Monier group, a leading global provider of roofing products*
  • together with TowerBrook and York Capital Management and their portfolio company Braas Monier, on the initial public offering of the company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange*
  • together with Goldman Sachs and Soros, on the restructuring of the obligations of Cablecom, a leading global provider of cable television services in Switzerland* 
• York Capital Management
  • and its portfolio company Cennox on their acquisition of iTech, a leading Irish transport provider providing specialised services associated with moving and locating high technology equipment
  • and its portfolio company Cennox on their acquisition of Lincsafe, a cash automation equipment and solutions business 
• Oaktree
  • on its sale of Knightsbridge Student Housing's Westbourne portfolio of student accommodation to Goldman Sachs*
  • on its acquisition of Ainscough Crane Hire, the UK's largest lifting services company, from Goldman Sachs and TPG*
  • on its acquisition of Nordenia International, a global manufacturer of specialty flexible packaging, technical films and product components*
  • on the acquisition of the European ice cream business of Roncadin*
• KKR
  • together with TowerBrook, on their investment in OVH, a European leader in cloud infrastructure, telecommunications and web hosting services*
  • together with TowerBrook, on the initial public offering of OVH on Euronext Paris
  • on its acquisition of the Selecta Group, Europe's largest independent vending machine operator, from Allianz*
  • on its debt and equity investment in the Italian coffee vending machine operator, Gruppo Argenta*
  • on its debt and equity investment in the Spanish pizza delivery business, Telepizza*
• H.I.G.
  • on its sale of a minority stake in the FNZ group, a leading software provider, to General Atlantic*
  • on its investment in St. Gilgen International School in Austria*
  • on its acquisition of the Belgian metalized paper manufacturer AR Metallizing from Ackermans & van Haaren, as well as the simultaneous acquisition of the assets of Vacumet Paper in the United States from Scholle Corporation*
  • on its acquisition of Bezier, the UK's largest provider of integrated point of sale marketing services*
• BNP Paribas
  • on the financial restructuring of Eltel, a leading Nordic electricity and telecommunications network maintenance firm*
  • on the initial public offering of Eltel on NASDAQ Stockholm*
• Sun Capital
  • on its acquisition of Hewden, the UK’s largest specialist equipment rental company, from Finning International*
  • on its acquisition of the assets and business of Dreams, the UK’s largest beds retailer, in a pre-pack administration*
• Bain Capital on its sale of the SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide paint and coatings producer, to PPG*
• Francisco Partners on the sale of eFront, a leading software provider of solutions for the financial industry, to Bridgepoint*
• Goldman Sachs, GoldenTree and Avenue on the £520 million acquisition of a portfolio of 144 travelodge hotels from Prestbury*
• Lincolnshire on its acquisition of Fabbri Vignola, an Italian industrial group producing equipment and film products for food packaging, from IGI and the Chiarva family*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin. 

Prior to joining Goodwin, Christian was most recently the Co-Head of the European Corporate and Private Equity Group at Sidley Austin LLP, where he helped to build the private equity practice in both Europe and globally. Before joining Sidley, he was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.