Stuart William McRobbie

Mr. McRobbie’s experience includes advising:

M&A

• Lithia Motors, Inc. on its Class 1 acquisition of Pendragon plc’s motor business (in competition with two takeover offers) and strategic partnership with Pendragon plc
• Whirlpool Corporation on its joint venture with Arçelik A.Ş as part of its global portfolio transformation
• Agility, a supply chain services, infrastructure, and innovation company, on its acquisition of John Menzies plc
• A Fortune 500 company on the acquisition of the entire business and assets of a UK-headquartered company
• A US-based tech company on the acquisition of the entire business and assets of a UK-headquartered company
• UK PLCs/bidders on various unsolicited and recommended takeover offers
• A NASDAQ-listed corporation on two separate multi-billion dollar carve-outs*
• One of the UK’s largest pension funds on the acquisition of various wind farms and its investments into other forms of renewable energy*
• A multinational energy company on its acquisition of a 50% stake in a mid-development 1GW wind farm (and related joint venture arrangements)*
• A luxury goods conglomerate on its acquisition of an online premium beauty retailer*
• A NASDAQ-listed SPAC on its business combination with an international healthcare provider*

Private Equity / Venture Capital

• Equistone Partners and Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), on the sale of Acuity, a leading provider of high-value research, analytics, and business intelligence to the financial services sector, to funds advised by Permira
• Astorg on acquiring OPEN Health and bolt-on acquisitions by OPEN Health
• Silver Lake in its investment in New Zealand Rugby
• Silver Lake on its investment in Klarna
• Various large-cap and mid-cap firms on auction bids
• Various firms on the management of their management incentive plans
• Secondary transactions and follow-on funding rounds

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham