Ashurst partner David Carter has advised Stirling Square Capital Partners as backers on a £90m management buy-out of storage company Whittan Storage Systems from Permira. Clifford Chance partner Matthew Layton acted for the vendor.
Macfarlanes has advised the Williams Lea Group on its sale of a majority stake to Deutsche Post for an undisclosed sum. Corporate partners Stephen Drewitt and Charles Meek led the Macfarlanes team. Paul Weiss Rif-kind Wharton & Garrison corporate partner David Lakhdhir advised Williams Lea on US issues. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advised Deutsche Post with corporate partner Simon Jay leading.
