Jordan Simpson

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Simpson’s practice focuses on private equity transactions. He represents a broad range of private equity houses, financial sponsors and other stakeholders on corporate transactions of all types – from private acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, minority investing, consortium deals and portfolio company bolt-ons, through to full, partial and staged exits. Jordan has extensive experience of complex carve-outs and schemes of arrangement in the private equity sphere, and regularly advises clients across a variety of sectors and geographies.

Select highlights of his transactions include the representation of:

• Charterhouse Capital Partners on the sale of SLR Consulting to Ares*
• Vitruvian Partners on the sale of IFGL to Cinven*
• Compass Partners on the sale of Infinitas Learning to NPM Capital*
• Vitruvian Partners on its co-investment in CFC Underwriting alongside EQT*
• The founders and controlling shareholders of Third Bridge on a significant minority investment by Astorg*
• PA Consulting on its novel private equity-style partnership with Jacobs Engineering Group*
• Actis on its assumption of management rights in a number of 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*
• The founders and controlling shareholders of Acturis on a significant minority investment by Astorg*

Recognition & Accomplishments

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

*Handled prior to joining Milbank LLP.