. Olswang advised private equity firm Graphite Capital on its backing of the £86m management buy-out of global technical recruitment business NES Group from its founder and majority shareholder Bridgepoint. Private equity partner Fabrizio Carpanini ( pictured) led the Olswang team. Travers Smith senior associate Ian Shawyer advised Bridgepoint and DLA Piper advised the NES management.
. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Woolworths Group on its acquisition of investment holding company AMP Enterprises from 3i for £20m. Corporate partner Andrew Hutchings led the team. Eversheds corporate associate Catherine Eley advised the management and Wragge & Co private equity head Maurice Dwyer advised the seller.
