Jess Bates
Jess Bates
Jess Bates
Jess Bates

Biography

Jess is an Associate in the Private Equity team in our Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice based in London.

She has experience advising both domestic and international clients on a broad range of private equity transactions, including cross-border acquisitions and disposals, debt and equity investments, manager equity incentive arrangements and general corporate matters.

Jess has also completed a secondment to the firm's Private Equity team in Helsinki.

Experience

Representation of The Carlyle Group on the sale of 1E to TeamViewer for an enterprise value of US$720 million.

Representation of La Caisse (formerly CDPQ) on its minority investment alongside Oakley to acquire Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS), a provider of loan agency and bond trustee services.

Representation of Providence Equity Partners on its acquisition, through portfolio company Tax Systems, of Loctax and TaxOps.

Representation of CAA Sports, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency, on its acquisition of Portas Consulting, a premier global management consulting firm.

England and Wales, Solicitor
Legal Practice Course
BPP University
Postgraduate Diploma
Law
BPP University
BA
Modern Languages
University of Warwick
English
French

Service areas