Neil Evans advises private equity firms and other private capital investors on cross-border and domestic transactions thoughout the investment life cycle, including acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, incentivisation arrangements, restructurings and refinancings. Neil also regularly advises clients on growth equity investments and structured equity products.
Buyout / Growth
- Advising Vitruvian Partners on multiple buyouts and growth investments, including investments in Thunes (a cross border payment platform) and Hiranandani Financial Services (a lender to MSME borrowers)
- Advising Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on the sale of its shareholding in Pension Insurance Corporation to Athora
- Advising KKR on the acquisition of IQGeo Group PLC
- Blackstone on its investment in NEC Group, the leading live events provider
- Advising Stirling Square Capital Partners in relation to:
its investment in Mettis Aerospace
its investment in Resillion - Advising Elliott Management on:
its investments in Waterstones and Barnes & Noble
its investment in Wasabi Sushi & Bento
the acquisition of Blackwell’s - Advising Melrose Industries on the sale of BRUSH to One Equity Partners
- Advising Melrose Industries and GKN Aerospace on the sale of Fokker Services
and Fokker Techniek to Panta Holdings - Advising Sculptor on its investment in Gravity, a leading active entertainment brand in the UK
Digital Infrastructure / Real Assets
- Advising Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of NorthC, a leading European enterprise colocation data centre platform, from DWS
- Advising Blackstone and QTS Data Centers on their investment in and development of a £10 billion data centre in Blyth, UK
- Advising GIC on a preferred equity investment in a European real estate platform
- Advising KKR and Mirastar on the acquisition of a portfolio of five logistics assets across the UK from PLP
- Advising KKR and Mirastar on the acquisition of Warrington Omega II, a state of the art logistics facility
- Advising KKR and Mirastar on the sale of three logistic assets in the UK to Clarion Partners
- Advising Blackstone on the merger of its portfolio company The Office Group (TOG) with Fora, a provider of co-working space
- Advising Bain Capital Credit on a series of joint ventures and co-investment arrangements relating to real estate investments across Europe
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070063388
- Email me
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Private equity, Real estate
Career & qualifications
- Admitted as solicitor in England & Wales 2007
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner January 2022
Awards and citations
- 'Neil Evans – great addition to the team, hit the ground running and delivers high quality work with a great personable approach. Very commercial, committed to delivering the result for clients and providing assistance above and beyond wherever he can.'
Legal 500 2022 - 'Neil Evans is an exceptional M&A partner whose opinion I always seek on legal matters. He has an impressive ability to deliver commercial solutions to complex problems, as well as a deep understanding of corporate M&A law. I seek Neil’s advice on everything from corporate matters to partnership agreements and transactional work. He is supported by a strong team around him.'
Legal 500 2022