Alex Dixon

Partner

Alex is a partner in the Private Equity and Financial Sponsors Group.

Alex is a corporate lawyer with 15+ years’ experience, specialising in pan-European and international private equity and M&A transactions. His clients include corporates, institutional investors, alternative asset managers, senior management teams, sports leagues, founders and investee companies.

Alex has deep experience advising on a full range of transactions including leveraged buyouts, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, private equity exits, distressed M&A, private equity investment into sports, reorganisations and restructurings together with advising on general corporate matters.

Alex has advised Premiership Rugby on a major investment by CVC Capital Partners, as well as Bridgepoint on the sale of WiggleCRC, a leading global online retailer of specialist bikes and sporting apparel and equipment, to SIGNA Sports United.

Selected deals

Summa Equity on the acquisition of Peoplesafe.

LDC and Beauport Partners on the sale of Iglu.com to Flight Centre Travel Group.

The senior management team of Cushon on the sale of Cushon to WTW and previously on reinvestment arrangements in respect of NatWest Group acquiring a majority stake.

Pears Partnership Capital on its investment in Energy Drive.

The senior management team of Essential Pharma on a €900m recapitalisation through a Gyrus Capital single-asset Continuation Vehicle led by AlpInvest.

Sixth Street Partners and Patron Capital on the £1.35bn acquisition of Cala Homes.

Caledonia Investments plc on its acquisition of Direct Tyre Management.

The management team of V.Group on its sale to a consortium led by STAR Capital from Advent International.

RSK Group on a £500m preferred equity investment from Searchlight Capital Partners and Ares Management.

Inflexion and other shareholders on the sale of the Atcore group to Travelsoft.

Söderberg & Partners on acquisition of significant minority stake in Fidelius Group.

Macquarie Capital Principal Finance on the acquisition of a majority stake in Zenzero.

Ancala Partners on its growth fund's investment into Portsmouth Water, Biogen and Leep Utilities.

O.C.S. Group on the sale of its facilities services business to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

The management team of Premium Credit on the sale of Premium Credit by Cinven to Towerbrook Capital Partners.

ECI Partners and senior management shareholders on the sale of Travel Chapter to ICG.

Bridgepoint and other selling shareholders on the sale of WiggleCRC to SIGNA Sports United, a NYSE listed SPAC.

Exponent and certain other shareholders on sale of Dennis to Future PLC.

TA Associates on its majority acquisition of the Fairstone Group, a wealth management house.

TA Associates on the sale of Merian Global Investors to Jupiter Fund Management.

Premiership Rugby on the investment by CVC Capital Partners into Premiership Rugby.