Associate

Damini Kotecha

Corporate & Securities, Private Equity

Overview

Damini Kotecha advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and management teams on domestic and cross-border LBOs, M&A, minority investments, restructurings and exits. She has supported clients through the full business lifecycle, from early growth stage through to listing.

Experience

Advised:

CBPE Capital on its sale of Perspective Financial Group to US private equity firm, Charlesbank Capital Partners.
Sovereign Capital Partners on its MBO of IFA and wealth management business, Skerritt Consultants. Subsequently advised Skerritt Consultants on a number of bolt-on acquisitions.*
MML Capital Partners on its investment in Rouse, a global intellectual property advisory business.*
CH&CO Catering Group, backed by Equistone Partners Europe, on its acquisition of the catering and events business of Mitie Group.*

Mayfair Equity Partners and the shareholders of Seraphine Group, a digitally-led maternity and nursing wear retailer, on its IPO and premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.*
Active Partners on its Series A investment in Code First Girls, the UK’s largest provider of free coding courses for women.*
Livingbridge on its minority investment in Absolute Collagen, a D2C retailer of marine collagen supplements and skincare.*
OXGENE and its shareholders, including Mercia Asset Management, Invesco and Canaccord, on the sale of OXGENE, which specialists in the discovery and biomanufacturer of cell and gene therapy technologies, to global healthcare business WuXi AppTec.*

* Experience gained prior to joining Mayer Brown