Sydney Clément

Associate

London + 44.20.7039.5177

Sydney Clément practices corporate law with a focus on private equity, M&A, and real estate private equity. She advises private equity funds, asset managers, sponsors, and private companies on domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, reorganizations, fund formation, primary and secondary market transactions, and general corporate matters.

Recent transactions include advising CBRE Investment Management on its investment into NW1 Partners and URBZ Capital's Dutch Industrial Outdoor Storage vehicle; Goldman Sachs on the related joint venture and management arrangements with Generation Partners and Now Student Living Limited with respect to their £110 million acquisition from AIG of two student accommodation properties in Bournemouth and Cardiff; Macquarie Asset Management on the sale of its Romanian renewable energy business (Evryo Power) to PPC; TransDigm Group Incorporated on the disposal of Mastsystem Int'l Oy to Lagercrantz Group AB; Crosstree Real Estate Partners on the acquisition of a site at Tottenham Hale, London for a purpose-built student accommodation development; TransDigm Group on its acquisition of FPT Industries, a division of GKN Aerospace that manufactures fuel systems and flotation devices; and Pantheon Ventures in a number of primary and secondary investments.

Experience

  • Global secondaries manager purchases portfolio of private equity fund interestsJones Day represented a global secondaries manager in the purchase of a portfolio of private equity fund interests from a global asset management firm.
  • CBRE Investment Management invests €300 million in Vía Célere, a Spanish residential developer owned by VärdeJones Day advised CBRE Investment Management, investing on behalf of its indirect private real estate division, in connection with the recapitalization of Värde Partners' ownership stake in Vía Célere.
  • CBRE Investment Management invests in NW1 Partners and URBZ Capital's Dutch Industrial Outdoor Storage VehicleJones Day advised CBRE Investment Management in connection with an investment into NW1 Partners and URBZ Capital's Dutch Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) vehicle.
  • Non-Executive Directors of Nuix defend against ASIC investigationJones Day represents the former Chairman and non-executive directors of Nuix Limited in civil proceedings commenced by the Australia corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ("ASIC"), alleging contraventions of the Corporations Act related to market disclosures by the company.
  • Global information management system provider agrees to $280 million senior secured credit facilitiesJones Day advised a leading information management system provider and various affiliates in connection with a $280 million cross-border senior secured financing with various private credit providers.
  • United World sells Sheffield United Football Club to COH SportsJones Day advised United World on the sale of Blades Leisure Limited, the parent company of The Sheffield United Football Club Limited ("SUFC"), to COH Sports Limited, led by Steven Rosen and Helmy Eltouky.
  • Goldman Sachs forms new student housing joint venture with Generation Partners for £110 millionJones Day advised Goldman Sachs on the £110 million acquisition from AIG of two student accommodation properties in Bournemouth and Cardiff, with a total of 907 student beds.
  • Macquarie sells Evryo Power to PPCJones Day advised Macquarie Asset Management in the sale of its Romanian renewable energy business (Evryo Power) to PPC, a Greek publicly listed electric power company.
  • TransDigm disposes of Mastsystem Int'l Oy to Lagercrantz Group ABJones Day advised TransDigm Group Incorporated in the disposal of Mastsystem Int'l Oy, a provider of high-performance telescopic masts, to Lagercrantz Group AB.
  • OakNorth finances Storal's acquisition of Children 1st Day NurseriesJones Day advised OakNorth Bank plc in connection with its financing of Storal's acquisition of Children 1st Day Nurseries, a United Kingdom-based nursery group with 23 nurseries across the Midlands and South Yorkshire.
  • Crosstree purchases £150 million Tottenham Hale student siteJones Day advised Crosstree Real Estate Partners in the acquisition of a site at Tottenham Hale, London to carry out a purpose-built student accommodation development with a gross development value of £150 million.
  • TransDigm acquires division of GKN AerospaceJones Day represented TransDigm Group, a leading global developer and manufacturer of aerospace components, in connection with its acquisition of a division of GKN Aerospace that manufactures fuel systems and flotation devices (FPT Industries).