Patrick G.Stafford

Practice Leader Private Equity

Londres + 44.20.7039.5233

Patrick Stafford co-chairs Jones Day's global Private Equity Practice. He has over 20 years of experience advising financial institutions, sponsors, investors, and their portfolio companies on the full range of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border buyouts, add-ons and portfolio company representations, growth equity, and venture capital. He acts as principal counsel to several private equity investors and regularly advises technology companies and their investors at every stage of development from early to later-stage financing rounds.

He has advised financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs; private equity investors EagleTree, The Riverside Company, and True Capital; and venture capital investors Index Ventures, Quadrille, Elaia Partners, Sofinnova, Alven, Idinvest, and Passion Capital, among others, as well as advising venture-backed businesses such as Deezer, Criteo, and 360Learning.

Patrick is regularly recommended in the Chambers UK and Legal 500 UK directories.

Experiência

  • Impact Partners invests in We Are DigitalJones Day advised Impact Partners, Europe's largest Impact fund, in the $6.6 million Series A financing of We Are Digital, a tech-for-good company building the world’s first one-stop-shop platform to run welfare services more efficiently.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Newbridge Software, Ltd.Jones Day advised The Riverside Company in the acquisition of Newbridge Software, Ltd., a cloud-native electronic point of sale (ePOS) software company, that provides their offering to bars, restaurants and the wider hospitality industry.
  • Deezer invests to create livestreaming powerhouse as Driift acquires DreamstageJones Day is advising Deezer S.A. in its £4 million investment in the merger of Driift and Dreamstage, creating a livestreaming powerhouse.
  • Riverside sells Brookson to People2.0Jones Day advised The Riverside Company in the sale of Brookson Group Limited to People2.0, a TPG portfolio company.
  • Shopify participates in $100 million Series C growth equity financing of CodatJones Day represented Shopify, the e-commerce platform, in connection with its participation in the $100 million Series C growth equity financing of Codat, the universal API for small business data.
  • EagleTree backed companies, Arc and The Channel Company, acquire Incisive MediaJones Day advised EagleTree portfolio companies, Arc and The Channel Company, in the acquisition of Incisive Media.
  • Riverside sells Bohemia Interactive Simulations to BAE SystemsJones Day advised The Riverside Company in the sale of Bohemia Interactive Simulations (Bohemia) to BAE Systems, one of the world’s largest defense contractors.
  • 360Learning acquires LooopJones Day advised 360Learning, the global collaborative learning SaaS leader, in its acquisition of Looop Online Limited, the UK's leading and top-rated learning management system.
  • Quadrille Capital participates in $500 million Series E financing round of JobandtalentJones Day advised Quadrille Capital SAS in connection with participation in the $500 million Series E round of financing of jobandtalent, the world's leading digital temp staffing agency that uses AI to match workers to casual labor jobs in sectors like warehousing, commerce, and logistics.
  • EagleTree Capital portfolio company Arc acquires rural and leisure portfolio from Fortem InternationalJones Day advised EagleTree Capital in the acquisition by portfolio company Arc of five rural sector events from Fortem International.
  • Elaia Partners invests in Quantum Dice seed roundJones Day advised Elaia Partners in the £2 million pre-seed round of funding in Quantum Dice, a developer of the world’s first compact and continuously self-certifying quantum random number generator (QRNG) for encryption and cybersecurity.
  • Deezer buys minority stake in livestream company DriiftJones Day advised Deezer in its minority investment in Driift Holdings Limited, a producer and promoter of live streamed events.
  • True Capital acquires majority stake in SneakJones Day advised True Capital Ltd in the acquisition of a majority stake in D2C zero sugar, energy drink business, Sneak.
  • Passion Capital sells UK Vehicle Ltd to Cazoo Holdings LimitedJones Day advised Passion Capital in the sale of the entire issued share capital of UK Vehicle Ltd, a data services business, to Cazoo Holdings Limited; and the immediate repurchase of the entire issued share capital of Car and Classic Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary company of UK Vehicle Ltd, by certain parties including Passion Capital.
  • Riverside and Investcorp sell Arrowhead Engineered Products to GenstarJones Day advised The Riverside Company in the sale of Arrowhead Engineered Products to Genstar.
  • Arc acquires Farmers Guardian and LAMMA Ltd from AgriBriefingJones Day advised Arc, a business partnership between EagleTree Capital and Simon Foster, in its acquisition of Farmers Guardian Ltd and LAMMA Ltd, the UK agriculture division of AgriBriefing.
  • True Capital forms True Capital III LPJones Day represented True Capital Ltd in connection with the formation of True Capital III LP, its third closed-ended fund focused on retail and consumer assets in the UK and globally.
  • EagleTree Capital acquires IntegreonJones Day advised EagleTree Capital in connection with the acquisition and financing of Integreon, a leading global managed services provider, from NewQuest Capital Partners.
  • Allrise Capital leads Series A investment in IntellectoKidsJones Day represented Allrise Capital in its lead Series A investment in IntellectoKids, a rapidly growing provider of online educational solutions for kids.
  • True Capital Ltd participates in $450 million Series C financing round of ZwiftJones Day advised True Capital Ltd, in connection with its participation in the $450 million Series C financing of Zwift, Inc., an online fitness platform for cyclists and runners.