Jon Fox advises clients on a broad range of private capital transactions.

Jon leverages his decade of experience working across the private capital landscape to guide clients on:

  • Private equity buyouts and disposals
  • Growth equity investments
  • Emerging company fundraisings
  • Strategic mergers and acquisitions

Jon's experience includes advising:

Private Equity

  • Aztec Group, a leading internatonal fund and corporate services provider, on its strategic partnership with Warburg Pincus 
  • Astorg and Epiris on their £1.6 billion take-private acquisition of Euromoney, a leading financial news and information business 
  • CVC Capital Partners on:
    • Selling Theramex, a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to women’s healthcare, to Carlyle and PAI Partners
    • Acquiring RGI, an independent provider of software solutions to the European insurance industry, from Corsair
    • Selling a 30% stake in Domestic & General Group, a UK-based provider of warranty and product protection services, to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
  • Equistone Partners Europe and CH&CO on the sale of CH&CO to Compass Group for an initial enterprise value of £475 million 
  • Francisco Partners and BluJay Solutions on the sale of BluJay to E2open Parent Holdings for a mix of cash and shares at an enterprise value of US$1.7 billion 
  • Helios Investment Partners on selling a 25% interest in Axxela, the largest private sector gas distributor in Nigeria, to Sojitz Corporation
  • Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone on their €5.7 billion takeover offer of Scout24 AG, a leading operator of digital marketplaces
  • L Catterton on its: 
    • Investment in Value Retail, operator of luxury shopping destinations, for an enterprise value of £1.5 billion  
    • GP stake transaction and strategic partnership with Hunter Point Capital 
  • La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its partnership with Generation Investment Management LLP and investment in FNZ, a global FinTech company
  • Princess Yachts and its shareholders on KPS Capital Partners’ acquisition of a controlling equity interest in the company

Growth Equity 

  • Anton Capital Entertainment on its US$108 million funding round led by BlackRock
  • PSG on its strategic growth investment of over €100 million in Visit Group, a leading Nordic-based provider of hospitality software solutions 
  • The Raine Group’s flagship growth equity fund on its minority investment in Castore, a premium UK sportswear brand, as part of a £145 million investment round
  • SURJ Sports Investment on its minority investment in Professional Fighters League
  • Farallon Capital and Alpha Wave Global on HiBob's Series D fundraising round
  • L Catterton on its:
    • Participation in the £280 million fundraising round for Butternut Box, Europe’s largest fresh dog food brand 
    • Growth investment in Irene Forte Skincare, an Italian luxury skincare brand
    • Partnership with Maria Nila, the Swedish sustainable professional hair care brand, and investment in Little Moons, a premium dessert brand
  • The Raine Group on Moonbug Entertainment's US$145 million Series A financing and Voi's US$160 million financing

Emerging Companies

  • Cloover on its €105 million seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital 
  • Project 3 Mobility, a Croatian company developing a new ecosystem or urban autonomous mobility, on its €100 million Series A funding round
  • An undisclosed investor on the US$50 million Series C funding round of PolyAI, a global provider of enterprise voice assistants
  • TQ Ventures as lead investor in the seed funding round of Twain Technology UG, an AI sales communication business based in Germany
  • Elwood, a platform providing institutional-grade access to digital asset markets and liquidity venues, on its US$70 million Series A funding round
  • Wolt, a Finnish technology company known for its food-delivery platform, on its €100 million Series F financing led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity
  • Ometria on its US$40 million Series C funding round led by InfraVia Growth
  • Moonbug Entertainment, a global entertainment company, on its US$125 million Series B financing led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Fertitta Capital
  • Exscientia, an artificial intelligence drug company, on its US$60 million Series C funding round led by Novo Holdings
  • Selina Hostels on its US$125 million Series C funding round
  • Bloom & Wild, a leading online florist, on its £75 million Series D fundraising round
  • Moneybox, the leading digital wealth manager, on its £30 million Series C and £35 million Series D funding rounds

Strategic M&A

  • Moonbug Entertainment on acquiring Cocomelon and its acquisition by Candle Media, a Blackstone-backed portfolio company
  • Darktrace, a global leader in cybersecurity AI, on acquiring Cybersprint, a Dutch attack surface management company
  • Bloom & Wild on acquiring Bloomon, a Netherlands-based online florist, and Bergamotte, a France-based online florist
  • Jersey Telecom on selling its Internet of Things division to Perwyn Private Equity
  • The shareholders of Nordcloud, a European leader in cloud implementation, on selling the Nordcloud group to IBM
  • The shareholders of Eleusis, a life science company dedicated to unlocking psychedelics’ full therapeutic power, on selling Eleusis to Beckley Psytech
  • Threads Styling and its shareholders on selling a majority stake to Chalhoub Group

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LPC, College of Law, 2013
  • LLB, Bristol University, 2012