Clifford Chance
Joshua advises private equity firms, portfolio investments, corporates and other financial investors on a wide range of corporate matters.
He has broad experience advising on domestic and cross-border private M&A transactions (including buyouts and corporate carve-outs), co-investment arrangements and joint ventures across a range of sectors including real estate, infrastructure and technology. He also regularly advises on management incentivisation arrangements, restructuring and other general corporate advice.
Joshua spent a year on secondment at Bain Capital from May 2021 working closely with the real estate investment team on all aspects of their portfolio acquisitions, disposals and joint venture/asset management arrangements.
- EQT on the acquisition of a majority stake in AMCS, a global leader in performance and sustainability software to resource-intensive industries.
- Permira and the Alter Domus founders on the sale of a controlling interest in Alter Domus to Cinven at an enterprise value of €4.9 billion (US$5.3 billion).
- Permira on the acquisition of a majority stake in Acuity Knowledge Partners from Equistone Partners Europe.
- KKR on:
- its $750m investment in Zenobe, a market leading transport electrification and battery storage company.
- on its offer for IQGeo Group PLC.
- KKR and Mirastar on:
- the acquisition of a portfolio of five logistics assets across the UK from PLP.
- the disposal of Sheffield Catalyst.
- the acquisition of Warrington Omega II.
- the disposal of three logistics assets to Clarion Partners.
- Onex on:
- its majority investment in Morson Group, a leading UK engineering and technical staffing and workforce solutions business.
- its majority investment in Fischbach KG, a global leader in sealant and adhesive packaging.
- Igneo Infrastructure Partners on the disposal of Coriance, a developer and operator of urban heating and cooling networks, to Vauban and Caisse des Depots.
- Arjun Infrastructure on its acquisition of a minority stake in Altitude Infra an operator in the French telecommunications infrastructure sector.
- Bain Capital on a number of acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and co-investment arrangements relating to investments across Europe, including:*
- Establishing logistics platforms in Italy and Poland.
- Acquisition of 60 Sloane Avenue, London for $220m.
- Establishing a Spanish hotels platform with operating partner, Stoneweg.
- Acquisition of a 285 key hotel on Lake Como, Italy for development into a 5* Marriot Edition hotel.
- Acquisition of the Estel Building, Barcelona for €120m.
- Acquisition of the Mercuriales Towers, Paris.
- Acquisition of several non-performing loan portfolios.
- Melrose Industries PLC on the sale of BRUSH.*
- King Street on the acquisition of a multi-use real estate asset in Lisbon, Portugal and related joint venture arrangements.*
- Link REIT on its acquisition of The Cabot, an office building in Canary Wharf, for £380m.*
* prior to joining Clifford Chance
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +44 207006 3707
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- Speaks English
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Private equity, Real estate
Career and qualifications
- University of Exeter (BA PPE) 2011
- The University of Law (Bachelor of Laws LLB) 2013
- Admitted as solicitor in England & Wales 2015
- Seconded to Bain Capital May 2021
- Joined Clifford Chance LLP as a Senior Associate May 2022