Carl Bradshaw

• TA Associates
  • alongside Fortissimo, on their agreement to sell a majority stake in Priority Software, a provider of cloud business management solutions, to Blackstone
  • on its strategic growth investment alongside Carlyle in SER, a global Intelligent Content Automation software vendor
  • on its investment, alongside Five Arrows, in Agilio Software, a frontline healthcare digital operations provider
  • together with Warburg Pincus, on their investment in Epassi, a digital payments provider for employee benefits, from Bregal Milestone and subsequent combination with the Exercite Group, a B2B fitness platform previously owned by Waterland 
  • on the combination of Compusoft with Genstar-backed 2020 Technologies to create Cyncly, a global provider of planning and manufacturing solutions for residential and commercial spaces 
• ICG 
  • on its partnership with Hakim Group, the UK’s largest group of opticians and audiologists
  • in connection with Lovell Minnick Partners’ strategic growth investment in Broadstone, a financial services provider
• Stirling Square Capital Partners
  • on its strategic partnership with KKR and Infobric, a provider of software solutions to the construction industry
  • in a consortium with TA Associates and Macquarie, on their public-to-private acquisition of Hubexo (f/k/a Byggfakta), a provider of data, insights, and software solutions for the construction industry
• H.I.G. Capital on its:
  • partial sale of global fintech provider FNZ to General Atlantic and subsequent £1.65 billion exit to CDPQ-Generation*
  • €418 million sale alongside Bain Capital and CQS of outdoor clothing brand Jack Wolfskin to Callaway Golf
• SK Capital on its 
  • acquisition of Physical Properties Testers Group from Battery Ventures
  • recapitalization of Archroma*
• LGT Capital Partners-advised entities on multiple investments including 
  • the acquisition of a minority stake in HM&V Engineering, a provider of electrical engineering services, from Exponent
  • the acquisition of a minority stake in Nemera, a global manufacturer of drug delivery devices backed by Montagu and Astorg
• Creat and Tiancheng International on their:
  • disposal of Bio Products Laboratory, a specialist in the development of rare disease products using fractionated blood plasma, to Permira and Kedrion, a specialist in the development of rare disease products using fractionated blood plasma
  • €1.1 billion sale to Grifols of its majority stake in Biotest, a German-listed specialist in innovative hematology and clinical immunology solutions
• TowerBrook on its:
  • sale of a minority stake in real estate lending platform Precede Capital Partners to QuadReal Property Group
  • acquisition of UK aircraft cabin manufacturer Aim Aviation from LDC and subsequent sale to Chinese buyer, AVIC International*
• Searchlight on its:
  • acquisition of a significant stake in Italian broadband provider EOLO*
  • co-investment with Duke Street in acquiring construction business Ardent Hire Solutions*
  • acquisition and exit of digital media company Ocean Outdoor*
• Strategic Value Partners on its:
  • acquisition of foam and flooring business Vita Group from TPG*
  • merger of Klöckner Pentaplast and LINPAC*
• Drakewood Capital-led consortium on its:
  • formation of the Virtus investment platform*
  • acquisition of the North American Luvata tubes business from Nordic Capital*
  • acquisition of Small Tubes Products from Quilvest*
  • acquisition of Canadian tube manufacturer Arzon Limited and related investment from Ares
• Madison Dearborn on its:
  • £268m take-private of AIM-listed Powerflute and subsequent carve-out sale of the Finnish fluting business to Mondi Group for €365m*
  • sale of European and Chinese coreboard producer Corenso to VPK*
• Shamrock Capital on its investment in Silvergate Media, an international TV production and licensing company owning children’s entertainment properties Peter Rabbit and Octonauts*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

• Technosylva, a General Atlantic and TA Associates-backed risk analytics provider to the financial and insurance industry, on multiple acquisitions including Gamma 
• ParkHub Inc., a US parking solutions provider backed by LLR Partners and FTV Capital, on its merger with UK parking platform JustPark
• FNZ, a global wealth management fintech backed by Private Equity investors on its agreement to acquire IFSAM, a Luxembourg-based business-to-business fund platform
• EQT-backed Cerba Healthcare on its agreement to acquire Dutch-headquartered specialized contract research organization Viroclinics from Summit Partners
• Cyncly, a Genstar and TA Associates-backed provider of planning and manufacturing solutions for residential and commercial spaces on the bolt-on acquisition of Logicom
• Epassi, a Warburg Pincus and TA Associates-backed digital payments provider for employee benefits, on multiple add-on acquisitions including Zest Technology from FPE Capital
• Behrman Capital-backed Emmes on its investment in Orphan Reach, a global Clinical Research Organisation specialised in rare diseases
• Scottish Equity Partners-backed Dotmatics on its sale to Insightful Science, an Insight Partners portfolio company providing software to the global life sciences community
• Primus Capital-backed Cayuse on its acquisition of Haplo, a global provider of research information management solutions
• ODLO International, a Swiss performance brand in Monte Rosa Capital’s portfolio, on its acquisition of British sailing brand Henri-Lloyd
• Solera, a digital technology group part owned by Vista, on its
  • £340m acquisition of digital automotive provider Autodata from Bowmark and Five Arrows*
  • carve-out sale of CarweB to Haynes Publishing Group*
  • £288m acquisition from Montagu of vehicle valuation data provider CAP Automotive*
• MRI Software, a property technology company owned by TA Associates and GI Partners
  • on the financing of its recommended cash offer for Castleton plc
  • on its acquisition of Qube Global Software from its founders*
  • on its acquisition of Real Asset Management from its founders*
• Bregal Unternehmerkapital-backed Online Printers of UK internet printer Solopress*
• Vista Equity Partners on its add-on acquisition to Misys of Canadian financial technology provider DH Corporation for $4.8bn to create Finastra*
• Francisco Partners on its add-on acquisition to Aesynt of Health Robotics, an Italian-headquartered supplier of intravenous medical devices*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

• Founders and Management of TLC Worldwide, a global market leader in tech-enabled, experience-based reward campaigns and loyalty programmes, on their reinvestment alongside bd-capital
• Management of Advent-backed enterprise software provider Unit 4 on its strategic growth buyout by TA Associates and Partners Group
• Management of Mayfair Equity-backed parcel price comparison provider Parcel2Go on its sale to EQT
• Founder and management of probiotic producer Symprove on their reinvestment alongside bd-capital
• Family shareholders of Fedrigoni on their reinvestment in the Italian specialty paper producer alongside Bain Capital and BC Partners
• Bertelsmann Investments, General Catalyst and Meridian Health Ventures in connection with the sale of Phare Health to R1 

• LionRock Capital on its acquisition and financial restructuring of Clarks, a UK-based, international shoe manufacturer and retailer
• Ad-hoc committee of bondholders including Silver Point, Golden Tree and Warwick on the financial restructuring and public-to-private acquisition out of a pre-pack administration of UK retail chain Debenhams*
• Ad-hoc committee of lenders led by Bridgepoint Credit (f/ka EQT Credit) on the recapitalisation and change of control from Charterhouse of German explosive protection manufacturer BARTEC*
• H.I.G. Bayside on its loan-to-own restructuring of Spanish beauty retailer Bodybell*
• York Capital-led lender committee on the financial restructuring of German cable company Tele Columbus and subsequent IPO*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

• Alpha Wave Global on its investment, alongside Mubadala Capital, in multinational hospitality company Aman Resorts
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on the establishment of a new real estate lending platform, Precede Capital Partners, with a multi-billion-pound residential development fund and joint venture partnership with QuadReal Property Group
• Medical Properties Trust on its acquisition of a portfolio of 30 acute care hospital facilities valued at approximately £1.5bn from a Centerbridge-led consortium