Gemma Roberts

• Arma Partners, a UK corporate advisory firm specialising in digital finance, on its acquisition by Mediobanca, an Italian bank
• The management team of Forterro, a portfolio company of Partners Group
  • on its bolt-on acquisition of Proffix Software, a Swiss software provider offering integrated ERP solutions to multiple sectors
  • on its bolt-on acquisition of Abas Business Solutions, a reseller of Forterro products
  • on its original sale to Partners Group for €1 billion 
• Alliance, a portfolio company of Ampersand, on its acquisition of DDS, a contract research organisation
• The founder of GlobalWebIndex (GWI) in respect of $180 million series B investment, by Permira Funds
• GTT Communications Inc.
  • on its sale of its infrastructure business to I Squared Capital for US$2.15 billion. I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment management firm focusing on energy, utilities, digital infrastructure, transport and social infrastructure
  • in connection with its US $2.3 billion acquisition of Interoute Communications, a European fiber-optic network services provider
  • on its €50 million acquisition of KPN International, a telecommunications and IT provider
• Shareholders of Receipt Bank / Dext on its majority sale to Hg Capital
• Blancco Technology Group plc
  • a global B2B provider of mobile device diagnostics and secure data erasure products, on its acquisition of WipeDrive
  • on its acquisition of Inhance Technology, a mobile diagnostics business
• WisdomTree Investments Inc., in connection with its US $611 million acquisition of ETF Securities’ European exchange-traded commodities, currency and short-and-leveraged business
• Delivery Hero in connection with its acquisition of certain food delivery business assets from Zomato Media Private Limited for circa $150 million
• Scopely, an interactive entertainment company and a leading mobile games publisher in its investment in and developer arrangements with Mediatonic, a leading game developer in the UK
• Acquia Inc, an open source digital experience company, on its acquisition of Cohesion Web Technologies, a software business
• Varsity Tutors, an education platform, in the acquisition of First Tutors, an early stage online private tuition business
• Sophos Group, a security software and hardware company, in connection with the acquisition of Barricade Solutions, an early stage security analytics provider
• SpeedCast International Limited in respect of its acquisition of Hermes Datacommunications International Limited, a leading global provider of managed network services for the upstream oil and gas industry
• GreenOak Real Estate on its acquisition of Grafton Advisers (2006) LLP, a London-focused real estate firm, specialising in investment, development and asset management
• Luxembourg property company on the disposal of its Dutch property portfolio to Hansteen Holdings for €106 million

• Kreos Capital, leading venture and growth debt provider in Europe and Israel, on its acquisition by one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms
• Accel-KKR
  • on its bolt-on acquisition via an indirect portfolio company, Navtor, of Voyager a navigation services and solutions provider primarily operating in the shipping space 
  • on its acquisition of Symfonia, a provider of ERP and payroll software solutions for SMEs in Poland
  • on its investment in PayProp, a leading processor of rental payments for the property management industry
  • on its acquisition of StoreForce, an SAAS company providing a simple, unified solution for retail workforce management
  • on a significant growth investment in Masabi, the ticketing innovations company
  • on its US $45 million series E share financing of Performance Horizon Group Limited, a UK based global tech company providing an enterprise SaaS platform for international companies to track online sales and pay commissions to third party marketers
• Battery Ventures on its equity investment in Vita Mojo, a developer of a digital ordering and restaurant management system, servicing clients including Nandos, Leon and Yo! Sushi
• Active Partners on its £10 million growth equity investment in Facetheory, a UK based affordable skincare brand
• CoreHR and its shareholders, including longstanding firm clients JMI Equity and JMI Services, in connection with the sale of CoreHR to The Access Group
• An American multinational investment bank and financial services company on its investment of approximately US $40 million in Series B Preferred Shares of Secure Code Warrior Limited, a global secure coding company that provides a unique and proven suite of secure coding tools within one powerful SaaS platform, helping developers write secure code from the start
• Spice Private Equity (Bermuda) Ltd on its acquisition of a significant minority stake and subsequent follow on investments, alongside Active Partners, in Leon Restaurants, a naturally fast food chain
• General Catalyst in connection with its Series C investment in Kano Computing Limited
• JMC Capital and their portfolio company, Source Code, a manufacturer of server systems in connection with its acquisition of Broadberry Data Systems, a leading manufacturing of high-end custom servers
• TA Associates
  • on the sale of its portfolio company, Paula’s Choice, a digital-led skin care brand and a pioneer of science-backed products and direct to consumer e-commerce, to Conopco, Inc.
  • on the sale of a majority stake in The Nintex Group, a global workflow and content automation business
• The Halifax Group and their portfolio company, BCI Burke, a playground equipment supplier on its acquisition of Percussion Play, a leading manufacturer of outdoor musical instruments
• Graphite Capital on its sale of Standard Brands, manufacturers of branded and private label ignition products including solid and liquid firelighters, charcoal and firelogs
• Charlesbank and their portfolio company, PF Concept International BV, in connection with its acquisition of SPS (EU) Holdings Limited, a promotional merchandise company
• DST Global
  • in connection with its investment, as part of a US $230 million financing round, in Checkout.com
  • in connection with its investment in Revolut Limited, a payment services provider
  • in connection with its investment in Simple Energy ‘Bulb’
  • on its series investing rounds in Deliveroo, the online food delivery company
• Optum Ventures
  • in connection with its investment in Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics start-up
  • on its investment in Icometrix, a global expert in brain imagining AI solutions
• Better Capital in connection with its sale of Santia Holdco Limited, a UK health and safety business, to Alcumus Holdings, a portfolio company of Inflexion
• G Square Healthcare Private Equity on its acquisition of the Brookdale Care Homes business
• JMI Services in connection with an equity investment in Concorde Solutions, a software solutions business
• Ares Management on its acquisition of GoNative, a provider of services apartments to corporate executives and leisure travelers
• Bain Capital
  • in respect of its £230 million acquisition of a majority stake in Plasma Resources UK Ltd from the UK Department of Health
  • on its US $1.3 billion acquisition of Atento from Telefonica, and its acquisition of the Styron Division of the Dow Chemical Corporation for $1.6 billion*

* Denotes experience prior to Goodwin