Michael Lakin
Legal Director
Michael specialises in advising listed and private clients on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border).
Michael's experience
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Advised Keys Group, on its acquisition of the residential children's care services from Investcorp funded Outcomes First Group.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management. and management on the sale of residential and nursing care the Akari Care Group to US based Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., a listed US REIT providing financing and capital to the long-term healthcare industry.
- United States
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Clariane a Paris-listed care home operator on the acquisition of a group of three luxury care homes from Cinnamon Care Collection.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Wesleyan Assurance Society on its sale of Wesleyan Bank Limited and subsidiaries to Hampshire Trust Bank plc, subject to regulatory approval.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advising Belgium based care home organisation, Aedifica, on its acquisition of a SPV and a purchase of grant of care home lease in Hailsham, East Sussex. The development is intended to accommodate up to 60 seniors.
- £14.5m
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
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Advised Aedifica NV/SA, the Belgium listed REIT specialising in European healthcare real estate, on its acquisition of a brand-new purpose-built luxury care home in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, comprising 69 en-suite bedrooms for seniors requiring continuous care. The home was developed by the Hamberley Group, and proceeded by the acquisition of the company owning the home, Hamberley Development (Ampthill) Limited. Hamberley Care Homes is the operator of the site, having entered into a new irrevocable 25-year triple net lease on completion
- £30.9m
- Cross-border
- Financial Services
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Advised Agilitas Private Equity, the pan-European mid-market private equity firm, on the sale of Exemplar Health Care, a UK-based provider of high-acuity care to individuals living with complex physical and mental needs, to a fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative investment manager
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Acted for the world's largest, fully integrated manufacturer of commercial playground equipment on the acquisition of a designer, manufacturer and distributor of rope nets for the recreation industry.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Voyage Care on the acquisition of Focused Healthcare Limited (FHL). FHL provides care services to children and young people with complex, acute and chronic illness.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Acted for Phoenix Equity Partners, John Storey and the management team on the sale of Porthaven Care Homes Group to Fremont Realty Capital and co-investors.
- Cross-border
- Technology, Science & Industry
Credentials
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2001Qualified - England and Wales
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1999Joined Pinsent Masons
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1998College of Law, Chester – Dip Legal Practice
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1997Manchester Metropolitan University – Postgraduate Dip Law
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1996University of Birmingham – BA History
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