Douglas Abernethy Representative Experience
Mr. Abernethy's experience includes advising:
- Lithia Motors, Inc. on its Class 1 acquisition of Pendragon plc’s motor business (in competition with two takeover offers) and strategic partnership with Pendragon plc
- Archimed on its recommended cash offer for Instem plc
- Lithia Motors, Inc. on its acquisition of the Jardine Motors Group from Jardine Matheson
- West Star Aviation on its acquisition of Jet East from UK-listed Gama Aviation plc
- Energy Capital Partners on its recommended cash offer for Biffa plc
- Agility Logistics, a supply chain services, infrastructure, and innovation company, on its acquisition of John Menzies plc (trading as Menzies Aviation)
- Crownpeak Technology on its acquisition of Attraqt Group plc
- Deutsche Bank as financial adviser in relation to the offer by Bally’s Corporation for Gamesys Group plc
- Caesars Entertainment on the financing of its recommended cash offer for William Hill
- Platinum Equity on its acquisition of Wyndham Worldwide’s European vacation rental business
- Leonard Green & Partners on its acquisition of CPA Global, the world's leading intellectual property management and technology company, from Cinven
- Platinum Equity on its acquisition of Pattonair, a global aerospace and defence supply chain provider
- Warburg Pincus on its joint venture with VinaCapital, to create a fully integrated hospitality platform including development, acquisitions, and operations across Southeast Asia
- The Carlyle Group on the disposal of Crystal Orange Hotels, a China-based boutique hotel operator
- MOL Logistics on its sale of JF Hillebrand Group, a provider of logistics services for the storage and transportation of beverages, to Trufidee and Cobepa
- Frozen food retailer Findus on the disposal of its European operations to Nomad Foods
- Advantage Sales & Marketing on its European field marketing joint venture with Smollan and WPP
- Silverfleet Capital on its acquisition of Masai Clothing, a Danish fashion retailer
- Carlyle Strategic Partners on its take-private of Nationwide Accident Repair Services
- Catterton Partners on its acquisition of a UK pet food retailer from the founders
- Actavis on its acquisition of generic pharmaceuticals company, Auden McKenzie Pharma, from the founders