James West

James advised:

• The Halifax Group on its agreement to acquire the Worldwide Home Care division of Sodexo (France).
• Marcura, the Dubai-based provider of software and other solutions to the maritime industry, on its acquisition of the world’s leading maritime procurement platform, ShipServ Ltd.
• Asacha Media Group on acquisition of Arrow International Media.
• Vitruvian Partners on portfolio company OAG’s acquisition of Infare, the Danish based provider of data to the airline industry on competitor airfare pricing and activity, from Ventiga Capital.
• Flexpoint Ford on its investment in the UK's first capitalised hybrid fronting insurance carrier.
• Omni Partners, an investment management firm focused on private markets, on its acquisition of the LED phototherapy business, Aesthetic Technology.
• Marlin Equity Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Cloud Technology Solutions Group - one of Europe’s largest and fastest growing Google Cloud partners.
• Inspirit Capital, a UK based PE investment fund, in connection with its acquisition of the Civil Training business of Babcock International plc.
• Recipe Products Limited, trading as Curlsmith, on its acquisition by US-based Helen of Troy Limited for US$150 million.
• Aurelius on its acquisition of the Lloyds pharmacy business from McKesson Corporation.
• Sykes Holiday Cottages, a cottage rental agency backed by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners, on its acquisition of Forest Holidays, the UK's leading owner and operator of environmentally sensitive cabins.
• Geopost, the international express deliveries arm of the La Poste group, in the acquisition of Citysprint, a leading same-day delivery company in the UK, from private equity firm LDC (Managers) Limited.
• Vitruvian Partners, in its acquisition of AnyVan Group, an online booking platform that allows private and business customers to book a broad range of delivery services via their online marketplace.
• Marlin Equity Partners, the global investment firm, on its majority investment in Silobreaker, a leading provider of risk and threat  intelligence solutions
• Marlin Equity Partners on their acquisitions of Learning Pool, a market-leading eLearning company.
• The Halifax Group in a carve-out from packaging business Sonoco to Halifax-backed Prairie Industries Holdings.
• Marlin Equity Partners on its acquisition of Rydoo from Sodexo, a leading global SaaS solution for managing expense reports and business travel.
• Vitruvian Partners on its investment in Sykes Holiday Cottages, the UK’s leading independent holiday home provider.to fund the group’s fast-growing plans for further UK and International expansion. 
• Aurelius Equity Opportunities in the acquisition of leading end-to-end commercial fleet management operator, BT Fleet Solutions, from BT Group PLC.
• CBPE Capital in the acquisition of a majority stake in Perspective Financial Group Limited, a financial advisory aggregation business following approval from the Financial Conduct Authority.
• Patrick Drahi’s BidFair on acquisition of Sotheby’s.
• Vitruvian Partners on its acquisition of, and acquisition financing in relation to, Travel Counsellors, a UK based travel agents network.
• Halifax Group, a leading US based mid-market private equity firm, on the sale of the Pirtek Europe to PNC Riverarch Capital, a US-based private equity firm. Pirtek Europe is the leading on-site provider of hydraulic hose replacement and associated services across Europe.
• Vitruvian Partners and its portfolio company JAC Travel on its sale to Australian-listed travel company Webjet Limited for £200 million.
• Aurelius Equity Opportunities, the equity investment entity of Aurelius Group, the pan-European asset manager, on the acquisition of leading UK online photo retailer Wex Photographic. 
• H.I.G Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm, and the management team, on the sale of Fibercore Limited, a world leader in the design and manufacture of specialty optical fiber, to Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, the private equity firm based in San Francisco. 
• Advised the main shareholders of OpenCloud Limited, which included private equity funds Advent Venture Partners, the New Zealand Venture Fund and Nokia, on its sale to Metaswitch Networks Limited, a leading cloud native communications software company. 
• Vitruvian Partners on the $215 million acquisition of OAG Aviation Holdings Limited, a global leader in aviation information and intelligence, from AXIO Data Group Limited. 
• Advised a US pharmaceuticals group and French pharmaceuticals company on the disposal of their joint venture business to a Swiss buyer.
• Advised private equity house Vitruvian Partners on its acquisition of TotalStay Group. 
• Advised private equity house FTV Capital on its investment in UK financial services integrated technology platform True Potential. 
• Advised private equity house CBPE Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Compre Limited, an independent run-off insurance specialist. 
• Advised BlueBay Asset Management on corporate aspects of its financing of Tracscare. 
• Advised private equity fund Virgin Green Fund on its investment in Virgin Pure, a producer and distributor of water purifiers. 
• Advised Virgin Media Group in respect of it acquisition by Liberty Global for $23.3bn. 
• Advised private equity firm AEA Investors in respect of their acquisition of the Dematic Group. 
• Advised Goldman Sachs private equity in respect of their portfolio company MRC Global and its acquisition of the Fcx Transmark Group of companies.

Nottingham Law School, LPC

University of Manchester, LLB

• England and Wales