Stuart Brinkworth

High-profile private equity and credit fund businesses and individuals value Stuart Brinkworth's significant experience that spans over 200 deals in the mid-market to help them derive the greatest value from their financing transactions. He acts for UK and international sponsors and their portfolio companies as well as private credit funds on a variety of UK, European, and cross-border-leveraged finance transactions, including private equity-backed leveraged buy-outs, public bids, recapitalisations, rescue-style financings, and restructurings. Stuart is experienced across all elements of the debt capital structure.

Advised:

• Star Capital on the financing for its acquisition of STR (a leading global provider of specialist equipment, innovative technologies and data enabling service to the offshore energy and marine science markets) and of V-Group (a global leader in ship management and marine services).
• Epiris on a financing for its portfolio company, Pure Cremation, a leading funeral plan provider.
• CBPE on the financing for its acquisition of Clifton Asset Management, a leading wealth management and pensions administration firm.
• Sullivan Street in relation to the financing of its acquisition of Tracerco, a leading industrial technology firm providing detection, diagnostic and measurement solutions, from Johnson Matthey.
• A unitranche lender in taking ownership of a borrower group, including a restructure of the senior debt and debt for equity swap.

• "Stuart is a very seasoned professional. His commercial acumen and knowledge of the industry is very, very good." "Stewart is reliable, available and professional. He provides helpful advice that is not too lawyery, but gives commercial advice, which is great when we need to make decision." "Stuart is easy to deal with, commercial and helps us get to an agreement. He doesn't fight 'lawyer points'. We are happy to work with him and we feel we get good advice." "It is always excellent to work with Stuart." "Stuart is highly commercial and responsive." - Chambers UK
• Band 2 Banking & Finance, "Stuart is a great lead lawyer with a wealth of experience in advising both borrowers and lenders." "Stuart is a partner who is fully involved and aware of all the key issues."  – Chambers UK
• Listed as a key lawyer for Bank Lending – Legal 500
• "Stuart is an exemplary team player with huge amounts of knowledge. He gives very commercial advice, excellent client service and can close transactions in a very timely manner. His execution skills are second to none and he is very generous with his time." "He is very pragmatic and commercial in his approach." – Chambers UK
• 'Stuart Brinkworth and Danister de Silva have a great sense of humour and work ethic as well as working extremely collaboratively.' – Legal 500 (Acquisition Finance)
• Winner - Acquisition Finance Expert of the Year in the United Kingdom – Global Law Experts
• Listed as a key lawyer for Private Equity – Legal 500
• "He is very good, very thorough and very experienced." – Chambers UK (Banking Lending)
• Listed as a 'Leading Individual,' he is "very experienced, knows his stuff, is very authoritative and proactively seeks solutions to problems," according to clients. – Chambers UK

• England and Wales
• New York