Gillian Bourke

Gillian's experience includes advising:

• The selling shareholders, including TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, and HG Capital, a leading software and services investor, in connection with the sale of The Access Group, a leading provider of business management software
• Davy Group, Ireland’s largest wealth management firm, stockbroker, and financial advisor, on its acquisition by Bank of Ireland Group, IQ-EQ, and AssetCo Plc
• TA Associates on: 
  • The sale of a significant minority stake in software vendors IFS and WorkWave to Hg Capital
  • Its investment in EsPublico, a public sector and government-focused software platform provider based in Spain
  • Its strategic growth investment in Hornetsecurity
• LanguageLine on its acquisition of Capita Translation and Interpreting, a translation and interpretation business
• Rayner and Phoenix Equity Partners on the sale of a majority interest to CVC Capital Partners
• Palladin Consumer Partners on its disposal of Harry’s of London, a men’s shoe retailer
• A consortium, led by Astorg and Cinven, on their acquisition of LGC, a global leader in the life sciences tools sector
• Integro, an Odyssey Investments portfolio company on its acquisition of Risk Transfer Group
• BC Partners on its €3.25 billion sale of Antelliq, a France-based developer of digital animal identification, traceability, and monitoring solutions, to Merck
• The Carlyle Group on the €10.1 billion acquisition by Carlyle and GIC of AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business
• Leonard Green & Partners in connection with its acquisition of CPA Global, the world's leading intellectual property management and technology company, from Cinven
• FFI Holdings PLC, a company operating in the entertainment industry, on its £235 million IPO on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange
• Principal provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services in Ireland in relation to the issuance of a €500 million high-yield bond*
• Clearstream Technologies Limited on the acquisition of Embo Medical Limited*
• Valeo Foods UK Limited on the acquisition of the business and brands from the food and beverage division of DCC plc*
• Centrica plc on its acquisition by way of privatization of Bord Gáis Energy*
• Musgrave Group on its acquisition of Superquinn, the Irish supermarket chain, out of receivership*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham