VanessaPartridge

Associate

London + 44.20.7039.5452

Vanessa Partridge practices commercial litigation and arbitration on a variety of contentious matters including contractual claims and fraud proceedings. Vanessa also has experience in investor-state arbitrations, with a focus on disputes arising in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Vanessa's recent experience spans a number of industry sectors and includes advising a high net worth individual on multijurisdictional fraud proceedings, advising on high-value construction disputes, and acting for a group of Kazakh citizens in an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration against the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Experience

  • Kazakh investors initiate ICSID arbitration against UzbekistanJones Day represents Vladislav Kim and 11 other citizens of Kazakhstan in an ICSID arbitration against the Republic of Uzbekistan instituted pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments.
  • AGIC Capital acquires majority stake in Farsound for £115 millionJones Day advised Asia-Germany Industrial Promotion Limited ("AGIC Capital"), a European-Asian private equity fund focused on investments in high quality industrial and medical companies, in its acquisition of a majority stake in Farsound Limited and its subsidiaries, a leading provider of technology enabled supply chain solutions, from its current owner Rubicon Partners at a total enterprise value of £115 million.
  • Goode Partners invests in Strong RootsJones Day advised Goode Partners LLC on its $18.3 million Series A investment in Strong Roots, the fastest growing food and beverage brand in the UK.
  • Euroports acquired by consortium consisting of R-Logitech, PMV, and FPIMJones Day advised the management team of Euroports Holdings Sarl, in relation to the acquisition of Euroports by a consortium consisting of R-Logitech, a subsidiary of Monaco Resources Group as majority shareholder, and PMV and FPIM, two Belgian investment firms, each for an equal share and as minority shareholder.