Richard Wright

• advising CVC DIF,  the infrastructure strategy of global private markets manager CVC, in relation to its investment in Field, a developer and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems
• advising DWS Infrastructure in relation to the acquisition by its portfolio company Stellanor of a portfolio of eight UK data centres from IT managed services provider Redcentric Plc  
• Anglian Water in relation to its £500m equity raise from existing shareholders
• CVC DIF, the infrastructure strategy of global private markets manager CVC, on its majority investment into leading renewable energy company Low Carbon
• DWS Infrastructure on its provision of funding to Global Ports Holding B.V. for the purposes of its unconditional cash offer for all of the shares in Global Ports Holding Plc not currently owned by it
• iCON Infrastructure on the acquisition of Choice Care Group, a leading specialist care provider in the UK iCON Infrastructure on the acquisition of Nua Healthcare, a leading specialist care provider in Ireland*
• iCON Infrastructure on the acquisition of Vanguard Healthcare Solutions, a leading provider of flexible clinical infrastructure in the UK and overseas*
• iCON Infrastructure on the establishment of a UK waste management platform, CIRQLR*
• Macquarie Asset Management on the acquisition of UK motorway service station business Roadchef from Antin Infrastructure Partners*
• Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of the CATS pipeline and associated infrastructure across multiple transactions from BG Group and BP, and the subsequent sale of Kellas Midstream to GIC and BlackRock*
• Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of Sølvtrans, the world’s leading wellboat operator, from Oaktree Capital Management, and the subsequent bolt-on of DESS Aquaculture*
• AMP Capital (now InfraBridge) on the acquisition of The Regard Group, a leading specialist care provider in the UK*
• AMP Capital (now InfraBridge) on the establishment of a global telecom lease aggregation platform, Telecoms Infrastructure Partners*
• Wren House Infrastructure on the acquisition of Voyage Care, a leading provider of specialist care in the UK, from Duke Street and Partners Group*
• OMERS Infrastructure in relation to the acquisition of various stakes in Thames Water and a number of syndications of various infrastructure assets*
• NIBC on the sale via auction process of UK motorway service station business Welcome Break Group to Applegreen plc, and its renewables portfolio to Equitix*
• Arison Investments on its disposal of Miya Water, the leading private operator of water distribution in Portugal, to Bridgepoint*
• Equity Partners Infrastructure Company (EPIC) on the sale of its minority stake in UK motorway service station business Moto to Universities Superannuation Scheme
• THI Investments on the acquisition of Impact Food Group, a leading provider of catering services to UK schools*
• Limerston Capital on the acquisition and subsequent sale of Crawford Scientific, a provider of chromatography services in the UK*
• Limerston Capital on the sale of Prism Healthcare, a provider of medical equipment and associated services in the UK, to Charme Capital*
• Shaanxi Ligeance Mineral Resources Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of Gardner Aerospace, a leading international manufacturer of aerospace components, from Better Capital
• Genesis Care on its acquisition of Cancer Partners UK, the UK’s largest private operator of specialist outpatient cancer centres, from Apposite Capital
• A US private equity infrastructure fund on the potential sale of a provider of specialist equipment hire and associated services to the UK infrastructure and construction sectors*
• A consortium of US private equity funds on their advanced-stage bid for the LatAm business of Ufinet, the Cinven-owned Central and South American fibre network operator*
• Cabot Square Capital on its acquisition of LDF Group (now White Oak), an independent finance provider to SMEs, from Investec
• Cabot Square Capital on its establishment, with management, of Simply Asset Finance, a provider of specialist asset finance to UK SMEs
• Crystal Palace Football Club on the initial investment by Josh Harris and David Blitzer, and on the subsequent investment by John Textor*
• Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment on their bid, together with Sir Martin Broughton, to acquire Chelsea Football Club from Roman Abramovic*

*The above matters were handled by Richard whilst practising at another international law firm