A host of firms including national trio Hammonds, DLA Piper and Addleshaw Goddard have secured roles advising on the £162m buyout of software company SSP.

Hammonds advised the management of SSP on the acquisition by H&F Bidco – an investment vehicle owned by funds managed by San Francisco private equity group Hellman & Friedman. The firm fielded a team headed by private equity partner Gregg Davison for the group’s management, led by executive chairman David Rasche.