Sam Clinton-Davis is an associate in the Corporate Group of Clifford Chance in New York. He represents domestic and international private equity houses, their portfolio companies and corporate clients on a wide range of matters including mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, fundraisings, minority and growth capital investments, PIPEs, IPOs and corporate reorganizations. Sam is a dual-qualified lawyer and practices both New York and English law.
Carlyle on the acquisition of a 30% stake in Quest Global, valuing the company at $2 billion.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and AC Milan on the creation of the Soccer Champions Tour in the US with Sixth Street as sponsor.
Blackstone on its $1.9 billion acquisition of CRH Europe.
EQT on the sale of GB Railfreight to Infracapital.
Cinven on its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of Axa Life Europe.
Nord Anglia Education, an EQT portfolio company, on the acquisition of Avenues New York and Avenues Sao Paulo.
IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund on the acquisition of a majority stake in Swift Current Energy.
Apax on the acquisition of GNB Vida and the launch of GamaLife, a life and wealth consolidation platform.
Turnspire Capital Partners on its fund warehousing arrangements in connection with its acquisition of USG Water Solutions, LLC.
Blackstone on internal reorganization of portfolio company, the NEC Group.
Gallop Growth, an e-commerce lending business, on its initial fundraising round.
J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley in connection with Bridgepoint's $3.9 billion IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
PensionBee on its $475 million IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
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Career and
qualifications
University of Cambridge (BA), 2014
BPP University (GDL, LPC), 2017
Joined Clifford Chance, 2017
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales, 2019
Secondment to Morgan Stanley, 2021
Columbia University (LLM), 2022
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York, 2023
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