Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd is an M&A partner based in the London office. He specializes in advising on strategic cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint venture transactions with particular expertise advising clients in the technology sector. Andrew regularly represents corporate and private equity houses, among other clients, Uber, Visa, SoftBank, Tate & Lyle plc, Unity Technologies, Toshiba, Coral Tree Partners and SoundCloud.
Andrew is recommended for M&A and private equity by legal directories including Legal 500 and IFLR1000 and is noted for his ability to “speedily assimilate difficult concepts and come up with meaningful, deliverable action plans that fulfil the commercial objectives”.
Clients note that “Andrew knows exactly when and where to get involved …a good person to send in when we need a different voice…he gets to the nub of the issue very, very quickly and with great clarity…” and “Andrew Boyd is fantastic; pragmatic, tons of expertise, and a joy to work with.” Legal 500.
Andrew is Managing Partner of the London office and has previously held roles on the firm’s global Partnership Selection committee and as a member of the firm’s global Pro Bono committee.
Experience
Visa
Advising Visa on multiple M&A and VC transactions including its acquisition of UK AI company Featurespace, its acquisition of a minority equity stake in fintech unicorn Interswitch and countless minority venture investments.
Uber
Advising Uber on multiple cross-border acquisitions, including its acquisition of UK technology company Autocab, Denmark’s Dantaxi and its strategic investment in Wayve Technologies Ltd, a leading developer of embodied AI technology for automated driving.
SoftBank
Advising SoftBank on multiple transactions including its $2.8bn acquisition of 40% of Norwegian robotics company AutoStore, its investments in Airtel Africa, Goggo Networks and its £24.3 billion takeover of chip designer ARM Holdings plc, the largest all cash-acquisition in UK public takeover history.
Tate & Lyle plc
Advising Tate & Lyle plc on multiple transactions including its acquisition of leading global Stevia producer Sweet Green Fields and dietary protein manufacturer Quantum Hi-Tech.
HgCapital
Advising HgCapital, the private equity firm, and its portfolio company GTreasury on their acquisition of CashAnalytics, a leading cash forecasting and AR/AP analytics solution.
Coral Tree Partners
Advising Coral Tree Partners, the private equity firm, on multiple transactions including its acquisition of DMC International, a technical broadcast production company with production centres across Denmark and Sweden.
Alpine Investors
Advising Alpine Investors, the private equity firm, in connection with multiple transactions including its investments via its Alpine X platform in Interskill Learning, acquisitions via its business services platform Evergreen Services Group in CMS Group Ltd, Digital Origin and The Final Step Limited and via its portfolio company Predictis in Uplisting Limited.
eBay
Advising eBay in connection with its acquisition of KnownOrigin, a leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace enabling artists and collectors to create, buy and resell NFTs via blockchain-supported transactions.
Heidrick & Struggles
Advising Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. on its acquisition of businessfourzero, integrating its purpose-driven change consulting into Heidrick Consulting’s offerings.
SoundCloud
Advising SoundCloud on multiple transactions including its $75m investment from Sirius XM.
Unity Technologies
Advising Unity Technologies on multiple cross border acquisitions, including DeltaDNA, Artomatix and the Multiplay division of Game Digital plc.
Toshiba
Advising Toshiba in its “dual track” disposal process of smart-meter leader Landis+Gyr . The transaction was completed through a $2.4bn initial public offering of Landis+Gyr’s shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
ON Semiconductor Inc.
Advising ON Semiconductor Inc. on its acquisition of SensL Technologies, a specialist in SiPM, SPAD and LiDAR sensing products for automotive, medical, industrial and consumer markets.
LIVEKINDLY Collective
Advising LIVEKINDLY Collective, one of the world’s largest plant-based food companies, on its acquisition of No Meat, Iceland Foods’ vegan meat alternative company.
Hassad Food
Advising Hassad Food on its acquisition of an equity stake in Sunrise Foods.
Verlinvest / Sonora Mills
Advising Verlinvest / Sonora Mills on the disposal of the European operations of Popchips to KP Foods.
Pontifax AgTech
Advising Pontifax AgTech on its investment in Tropic Biosciences.
Cherokee, Inc.
Advising Cherokee, Inc. on its acquisition of Hi-Tec Sports, and its related follow-on disposals of non-core assets. The firm won M&A Team of the Year (Midmarket Deal valued at less than £1bn) at the Transatlantic Legal Awards for its work on this matter.
Rankings
Recommended: Corporate & Commercial: M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500M+
Legal 500 UK 2020-2026
Notable Practitioner: Private Equity, M&A
IFLR1000 2020
Transatlantic M&A Team of the Year
ALM’s Transatlantic Awards 2017