Macfarlanes advised Carlton Communications on the £43.5m sale of Solid State Logic, a leading designer and manufacturer of analogue and digital audio mixing consoles used in the media industries, to private equity house 3i. Corporate partner Tim Lewis led the team. Lovells, led by corporate partner Alison Hampton, advised 3i. Morgan Cole, led by corporate partner Joe Pillman advised SSL management.
Richards Butler advised insurance group Direct Line on its acquisition of breakdown recovery service Green Flag Holdings and subsidiaries for £220m from Cendant Corporation. Corporate partner Christopher Jackson led the team. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in London, led by corporate partner Michael Hatchard, advised Cendant. The team was led by Cendant’s in-house counsel headed by Marius Nasta.
