Présentation
Calum Thom represents clients on private equity, cross-border and domestic buy-outs and strategic M&A. Calum has a broad range of experience in a variety of industries including the pharmaceutical, medical devices, health care, energy, chemicals and retail sectors.
Results
Strategic M&A
- Represented Irving Oil in the acquisition of the Tedcastle group of companies, which operates under the brand name Top Oil and which has a portfolio of over 200 fuel forecourts throughout Ireland, a home fuel distribution division, an aviation fuel division based at Shannon Airport and a terminal in Dublin Port
- Represented Alsco Inc., one of the world’s largest textile rental and laundry companies, in the acquisition of CLEAN Linen Services, a UK market leader and one of the principal operators in the commercial B2B laundry sector with seven laundry production facilities
- Representing Irving Oil in its acquisition of the Whitegate oil refinery, County Cork, Ireland
- Represented Medtronic plc, a global medical technology firm, on its acquisition of Edinburgh-based health care device developer, Aircraft Medical Limited
Private Equity
- Represented Blue Gem Capital Partners LLP, a London-based private equity fund, in connection with the acquisition of makeup brand Iconic London
- Represented Palamon Capital Partners LLP, a UK PE fund, on the equity arrangements of a number of acquisitions
- Represented Great Point Partners, a US-based health care private equity fund its leveraged buyout in the UK of Softbox Systems, a global provider of temperature controlled packing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
- Represented Empire, a US-based private equity fund, on its acquisitions of Sorst Streckmetall and The Expanded Metal Company, both Europe-based metal product manufacturers
- Represented H.I.G. Capital on its acquisition of Akcros Chemicals, an international producer of speciality chemical additives
Distinctions
- The Legal 500 UK 2021, Recommended in Corporate and Commercial: M&A lower mid-market
Credentials
Education
University of Edinburgh, Diploma in Legal Practice, 2009
University of Aberdeen, Bachelor of Law (LLB) in European Legal Studies, 2007
University of Maastricht, 2005
Admissions
Scotland, 2010
