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George Burt

Legal Director
About
George Burt advises investment funds and corporations on complex equity transactions, with a focus on preferred equity and joint ventures, as well as private equity funds and multinational corporations on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. George has experience in a variety of sectors across both emerging and established markets.
Education

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised Bain Capital Special Situations in the GBP1.2 billion investment it co-led with Pollen Street Capital in the merger between The Markerstudy Group and Atlanta Group.*
  • Advised Bain Capital Special Situations on its acquisition of Sunshine Leases.*
  • Advised Bain Capital Special Situations on its acquisition of the Andros Portfolio.* 
  • Advised Intrum AB on its EUR3 billion capital partnership with Cerberus Capital Management.* 
  • Advised Intrum AB on a EUR1 billion asset sale to Cerberus Capital Management.*
  • Advised The Carlyle Group on in its agreement to acquire Altera Infrastructure Group’s FPSO business from Brookfield.*
  • Advised The Carlyle Group’s portfolio company SierraCol on its acquisition of a minority interest in SierraCol Energy Arauca LLC from Repsol.* 
  • Advised UFG Private Equity in relation to multiple divestments.* 
  • Advised Admaius Capital Partners as the lead investor in its $100 million investment in MFS Africa, the largest digital payments network in Africa.*
  • Advised a private equity firm on the acquisition of a European pharmaceutical and healthcare business.*
  • Advised Coller Capital on multiple co-investment and secondary transactions
  • Advised Pantheon Ventures on multiple co-investment and secondary transactions.*
  • Advised Sun Capital Partners on its investment in ROXi.*
  • Advised a large Spanish bank on the spin-out of its fintech venture capital fund.*

* Denotes experience gained at previous firm