Jordan Simpson

Primary Focus & Experience

Jordan represents a broad range of private equity firms, financial sponsors, and other stakeholders on complex transactional matters – from private acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, club deals, minority investing and growth equity, through to full, partial, and staged exits. Regularly advising clients across a variety of sectors and geographies, Jordan also has extensive experience of intricate carve-outs, corporate reorganisations, restructurings, stressed and distressed investing, and the application of schemes of arrangement in a private equity setting.

Select highlights of his transactions include the representation of:

• Vitruvian Partners on its investment in Dojo
• Investindustrial on the acquisition of DCC Healthcare
• Oaktree on the sale of Abelo to Cerberus
• PAI Partners on the sale of M Group Services to CVC
• Vitruvian Partners on its strategic investment in ObjectiveHealth
• Charterhouse Capital Partners on the acquisition of Two Circles
• Stirling Square Capital Partners on the acquisition and merger of NFA, Acorn and OFG, and on the subsequent sale of the combined Outcomes First Group to TPG
• The founders and controlling shareholders of Acturis on investment by Astorg
• Charterhouse Capital Partners on the acquisition of SLR Consulting from 3i, and on the subsequent sale of the company to Ares*
• Vitruvian Partners on the carve-out acquisitions of RL360 (from Royal London) and of Friends Provident International (from Aviva), and on the subsequent sale of the combined IFGL enterprise to Cinven*
• The founders and controlling shareholders of Third Bridge on investment by Astorg*
• Compass Partners on the acquisition of Infinitas Learning from Bridgepoint, and on the subsequent sale of the company to NPM Capital*
• Vitruvian Partners on its investment in CFC Underwriting alongside EQT*
• PA Consulting on its novel private equity-style partnership with Jacobs Solutions Inc.*
• Actis on its proposals in response to the collapse of Abraaj, culminating in the assumption of management rights in numerous Abraaj funds, including Abraaj Private Equity Fund IV, a global buyout fund, and Abraaj Africa Fund III, a fund for investment in sub-Saharan Africa*
• Compass Partners on its multi-jurisdictional secondary direct portfolio acquisition from Bridgepoint*
• Actis on its acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank’s Principal Finance Real Estate business in Asia*
• Vitruvian Partners on the sale of CRF Health to Genstar/Bracket*
• Charterhouse Capital Partners on the acquisition of ERM from Bridgepoint, and on the subsequent sale of the company to OMERS and AIMCo*

*Handled prior to joining Milbank LLP.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Jordan has been recognised by numerous legal publications and directories, including by Legal500 as a ‘Leading Partner’ in the ‘High Value Private Equity Transactions’ segment.

• “Jordan is highly commercial and can cut through the most complex legal matters to uncover the real issues and resolve them.” – Legal 500
• “A voice of reason even during the most contentious deal negotiations.” – Legal 500
• “Jordan is very knowledgeable and responsive and has a large and very quick legal brain.” – Legal 500

Prior to joining Milbank, Jordan was managing partner in the London office of a boutique law firm specialising in corporate law and private equity matters.