Hugh R. O'Sullivan

Hugh’s experience includes advising:

• Astorg and its portfolio companies on various financings and refinancings, including:
  • Its US$1.075 billion acquisition of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Global Microbiology Business
  • Its acquisition of IPL, a leading UK-based provider of infection prevention devices for patients on long-term vascular access treatment
• DoorDash, Inc. on the financing of its take-private of food delivery platform Deliveroo plc
• Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and its portfolio companies on various financings
• InvestIndustrial on working capital facilities in connection with its acquisition of Kiremko, Idaho Steel, and Reyco, collectively one of the leaders in the design and manufacture of customized equipment and solutions for the food processing
• TA Associates and its portfolio companies on various financings and refinancings, including:
  • TA Associates and its portfolio company, Fairtsone, on the refinancing of Fairtsone’s existing credit facilities
  • TA Associates and Montagu Private Equity in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Harvest France SAS and subsequent add-on acquisition of Firstance
  • TA Associates in connection with the financing of the acquisition of SmartTrade and subsequent bolt-on acquisition of kACE Financial
  • TA Associates in connection with their investment in QIMA, a leading provider of quality control and compliance solutions
  • TA Associates and their portfolio company, Cyncly, on the refinancing of Cyncly's existing credit facilities
  • TA Associates and Ardian and their portfolio company, Odealim, on various financing matters
  • TA Associates and Genstar Capital and their portfolio company, Cyncly, on the refinancing of Cyncly's existing credit facilities
  • TA Associates on the financing of its sale and reinvestment, together with Astorg, in Solabia group, a France-based group specialized in the production and distribution of ingredients for various industries worldwide including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and nutrition
  • TA Associates on the financing of its take-private of FD Technologies, a London-listed data and analytics software business
  • TA Associates in connection with the financing of its investment in Craigs Investment Partners, a leading wealth management firm in New Zealand*
  • TA Associates in connection with their investment in Lanas Healthcare Technologies Ltd. (formerly Clanwilliam), a leading Irish healthtech company*
  • TA Associates and Novo Holdings on the financing in connection with the sale and reinvestment in Biocomposites*
  • TA Associates and Francisco Partners on their agreement to become co-controlling shareholders of TA’s existing portfolio company, Orisha, a leading European vertical software company established to bring industry-specific ERP software to a variety of end markets in France*
  • Strategic growth investment alongside Carlyle in Doxis (formerly SER Group), a global intelligent content automation software vendor*
  • TA Associates and Five Arrows on their investment in Agilio, 
  • TA Associates and Warburg Pincus on their investment in Epassi, a leading digital payments provider for employee benefits*
  • A consortium of investors comprising PSG Equity, TA Associates, and Verdane in connection with the refinancing of the existing debt facilities of their portfolio company Hornetsecurity and the acquisition of Vade and subsequent sale to Thomas- Bravo backed Proofpoint
  • A consortium comprising Stirling Square, TA Associates, and Macquarie, on its recommended public offer to acquire all shares in Byggfakta, a leading provider of data, insights, and software solutions for the construction industry* 
  • Investment in Apex Group, a global financial services provider to asset managers, financial institutions, family offices, and companies*
  • Financing for its acquisition of Faria Education Group, a leader in international education systems and services*
• EQT and its portfolio companies on various financings and refinancings.
• IK Partners on various financings, including
  • On the financing for its acquisition of a minority stake in Seventeen Group, a leading independent insurance and risk management organization in the UK
  • In connection with the financing if its majority investment in Dains Accountants, a leading provider of accountancy and business advisory services in the UK*
• TowerBrook Capital Partners on its:
  • Acquisition of Team Eiffel, a leading provider of integrated consulting and project delivery, outsourcing, and interim professional services, from Gilde*
  • Impact investment in Envevo, a provider of EV design and installation engineering services*
  • Impact investment in TXO, a provider of telecom network hardware and asset management services*
  • Acquisition of leading provider of premium finance for commercial and retail insurance products, Premium Credit, from Cinven*
• H.I.G. Capital on its:
  • Acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Sleepeezee, a UK-based producer of bespoke and luxury beds and mattresses; which combined with H.I.G.’s existing portfolio company, Silentnight, the UK’s leading bed and mattress manufacturer, and is collectively marketed as “The Sleep Group”*
  • Affiliate’s acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Axis Europe, a leading UK provider of property maintenance services
  • Acquisition of CLC Group, a leading UK provider of property and asset refurbishment
• Bain Capital private equity on numerous financings and refinancing, including in connection with their investments in Italmatch, Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A, Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Bugaboo, Consolis, Fedrigoni, and MSX International among others
• Advent International on numerous transactions including their investments in TK Elevator, Hermes, ICE SpA, Zentiva, Nexi, and Idemia among others*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm