Eversheds corporate partner Edward Pysden has advised private equity house Montagu on its £244m acquisition of Maplin Electronics. The vendor, Graphite Capital, was advised by Linklaters partner Raymond McKeeve. Dickson Minto partner Peter Uri and Addleshaw Goddard partner Yunus Seedat advised Maplin’s management team, while Thomas Eggar partner Roger Hickman advised on commercial property issues.
Pinsent Masons has acted for investment boutique Risk Capital Partners on its £50m purchase of six greyhound race tracks from GRA, a subsidiary of Wembley PLC. Corporate partners Gareth Edwards and Tom Leman advised the buyer, while Memery Crystal corporate partner Andrew Titmas advised Wembley.
