Jordan Simpson

Primary Focus & Experience

Widely recognised as a leading private equity M&A lawyer, 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, joint ventures, minority investing, hybrid products and growth equity, through to full, partial, and staged exits. Regularly advising clients across 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:

• Sixth Street on its investment in Kpler
• ICG on its investment in Navarino
• 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.