Clifford Chance
Spencer Baylin specialises in cross-border and domestic M&A, with a particular focus on private equity transactions.
Spencer advises international and domestic private equity houses, financial sponsors and corporates on a wide range of transactions across the M&A lifecycle, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and disposals, takeovers, mergers, joint ventures, strategic investments, IPOs, restructurings and refinancings. He also advises on infrastructure, growth and real estate transactions for private equity houses and financial sponsors.
- EQT on the acquisition of AMCS
- Permira on their acquisition of a majority stake in leading Energy and Sustainability Advisor Westbridge
- Permira on the consortium arrangements with CD&R for the public takeover of Exclusive Networks
- Partners Group on the acquisition of Civica from Omers, and subsequent sale of Civica to Blackstone
- Permira on the acquisition of Acuity Knowledge from Equistone
- Partners Group on their strategic investment with CVC in Breitling
- Blackstone on the acquisition of The Office Group, and subsequent merger of The Office Group and FORA
- Permira on the acquisition of Neuraxpharm from APAX
- EQT on the sale of Curaeos to Jacobs Holdings
- Elliott Advisors on the acquisition of Waterstones and subsequent bolt-ons of Barnes & Noble, Foyles, Blackwells and Wordery
- Blackstone on the takeover of NIBC Bank
- Permira on the IPO of Exclusive Networks
- EQT on the acquisition, and subsequent IPO, of Azelis
- Permira and Cinven on the IPO of Allegro
- Blackstone on the acquisition of CRH's European Distribution Business, and subsequent bolt-on of Saint-Gobain Distribution
- Partners Group on the separate acquisitions of Ammeraal Beltech and Megadyne, and their subsequent merger to form Ammega
- Blackstone on the acquisition of Clarion Events from Providence, and the subsequent merger of Clarion Events and Global Sources
- Permira on the acquisition of Synamedia from Cisco
- Blackstone on the acquisition of the NEC Group from LDC
- Partners Group on the acquisition of Parmaco from Terra Firma
- Blackstone and Kirkbi on the sale of Armacell to PAI
- Infracapital on the sale of a strategic stake in LMI to Macquarie
- Igneo on the sale of Coriance to Vauban and Caisse des Depots
- Partners Group on the acquisition of Fortum's Baltic district heating business
- Infracapital and AMP on the acquisition of Adven from EQT, and subsequent sale to JPMAM
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070061519
- Email me
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Energy & resources, Telecommunications, media & technology
Career and qualifications
- Grey College, Durham University (BA Hons, Law) 1989
- Joined Clifford Chance as trainee solicitor 1993
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1995
- Partner since 2002
Awards and citations
- "Spencer knows everything there is to know about doing private equity deals."
- "Spencer Baylin is the most commercially astute lawyer I have come across."
Chambers 2025 - Hall of Fame, Legal 500 2025 for Private Equity: Transactions – high value deals
"Spencer threads the needle on technical ability but is also commercial at the right time. He has an incredible work ethic and is all over the detail."
"He is an absolute top lawyer in every aspect."