Overview
Linda Zeman advises clients on corporate law with a particular focus on private equity. She counsels clients on various corporate matters including add-on acquisitions, debt and equity investments, restructuring and sales. She has experience in a variety of industries including entertainment, energy, manufacturing and finance, and has previously advised on general corporate taxation. Linda has spent time in prominent international and domestic law firms both in the UK and Australia. Linda has contributed to various publications including the Australian Revenue Law Journal: Vol. 17: Issue 1 with her article titled “Federal Commissioner of Taxation v. Hart: Did the High Court set the Threshold too Low?”
Results
- Represented an American multinational retailer on its acquisition of a leading care-at-home technology platform
- Represented a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier of procedure packs and medical consumables for the public and private hospital markets on its first acquisition in the United Kingdom
- Represented General Atlantic on its investment into Immunocore, a pioneering, clinical stage T cell receptor biotechnology company
- Represented Praxair, Inc. in the EUR 5 billion divestment of the majority of Praxair’s businesses in Europe to Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and majority owned by Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
- Represented Blue Gem Capital Partners LLP, a London-based private equity fund, in connection with the acquisition of 70% of the share capital of Dr. Vranjes Firenze S.r.l., a leading Italian manufacturer and distributor of diffusers, home fragrances and other interior fragrance products
- Represented The Private Clinic Group Limited, a portfolio company of BlueGem Capital Partners LLP, in an add-on acquisition in the UK
- Represented KP Snacks Limited in its acquisition of Tangerine Confectionary Limited’s popcorn business, Butterkist Limited, the number one branded popcorn in the UK
- Represented the management of a global provider of supply chain solutions to the life sciences industry in its acquisition by UPS
- Represented Metric Capital Partners LLP in connection with their investment in Genebre Group S.L, one of the leading global players in the fluid controls industry; Augusta Securities Limited, a UK litigation funding business and Gruppo Bancario Mediterraneo, an Italian regional bank
- Represented Pricoa Capital Group in connection with their debt and equity investment in AMA SpA, which engineers, manufactures and distributes components and accessories primarily for agricultural machinery and off-highway vehicles as well as for gardening equipment; and, in connection with their provision of acquisition financing to ArcaTech Systems, LLC and its group, a global leader in cash automation devices
- Represented an American entertainment provider in connection with its investment, via a share placement, in an Australian listed entity providing subscribers access to online content
- Represented a listed clothing retailer and manufacturer with operations in New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the United Kingdom in relation to its acquisition of another clothing retailer and manufacturer with operations around the world
Recognitions
- The M&A Advisor, “M&A Deal of the Year” International M&A Award Winner, 2019
- The Legal 500 UK 2020, recommended lawyer
