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Andrew Boyd

Managing Partner, London | London

Experience

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Advising Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. on its acquisition of businessfourzero, integrating its purpose-driven change consulting into Heidrick Consulting’s offerings.

Advising SoundCloud on multiple transactions including its $75m investment from Sirius XM.


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