Ruth Taylor

ruth.taylor@lw.com

+44.20.7710.1001

Profile

Ruth Taylor represents clients on private equity, M&A transactions, and portfolio matters.

Ruth advises financial sponsors, including private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and corporates on a broad range of corporate matters, including:

Domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions
Growth and minority investments
Consortium and joint venture arrangements
Management incentive schemes, restructurings, and other general corporate matters

Experience

Ruth’s experience includes advising:

Peak Rock Capital on acquiring Dalziel
A leading global asset manager on acquiring a large residential real estate portfolio
A European private equity firm on acquiring a leading UK-based medical device manufacturer and distributor
CVC on its carve-out acquisition of Smiths Detection Group
Nordic Capital on:
- Several acquisitions and ongoing MIP work for portfolio company Ascot Lloyd*
- Several acquisitions for portfolio company Regnology*
- Portfolio company Advanz Pharma’s acquisition of the majority of Intercept Pharmaceuticals*
- Acquiring Care Fertility from Silverfleet and its subsequent acquisition of its US practice, REACH*
Archimed on:
- Selling Direct Healthcare Group to Rhone Capital*
- Acquiring Direct Healthcare Group from Northridge*
One Equity Partners on:
- Selling Brush Group’s Power Generator division to Baker Hughes*
- Acquiring Brush Group from Melrose plc*
Titan Wealth/Parthenon Capital on acquiring IWP Financial Planning and IWP Investment Management*