Jon Fox

Mr. Fox’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity

• Astorg and Epiris on their £1.6 billion take-private acquisition of Euromoney, a leading financial news and information business 
• Equistone Partners Europe and CH&CO on the sale of CH&CO to Compass Group for an initial enterprise value of £475 million 
• L Catterton on its GP stake transaction and strategic partnership with Hunter Point Capital 
• Princess Yachts and its shareholders on the acquisition by KPS Capital Partners of a controlling equity interest in the company 
• CVC Capital Partners on the sale of Theramex, a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to women’s healthcare, to Carlyle and PAI Partners
• CVC Capital Partners on its acquisition of RGI, an independent provider of software solutions to the European insurance industry, from Corsair
• CVC Capital Partners on the sale of a 30% stake in Domestic & General Group, a UK-based provider of warranty and product protection services, to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
• Francisco Partners and BluJay Solutions on the sale of BluJay to E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. for a mix of cash and shares at an enterprise value of US$1.7 billion 
• Helios Investment Partners on the sale of 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
• 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

Growth Equity 

• 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 
• SRJ Sports Investment on its minority investment in Professional Fighters League 
• Farallon Capital and Alpha Wave Global on the Series D fundraising round of HiBob
• L Catterton on its participation in the £280 million fundraising round for Butternut Box, Europe’s largest fresh dog food brand 
• L Catterton on its growth investment in Irene Forte Skincare, an Italian luxury skincare brand 
• L Catterton Europe on its partnership with Maria Nila, the Swedish sustainable professional hair care brand, and investment in Little Moons, a premium dessert brand
• The Raine Group in connection with the US$145 million Series A financing of Moonbug Entertainment and the US$160 million financing of Voi

Emerging Companies

• 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$40m 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, the world leading 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 funding round and £35 million Series D funding round

Strategic M&A

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