Danny Westmoreland

Partner

Emaildanny.westmoreland@akd.partners

Call+44 (0)20 7796 6807

London

About

Areas of FocusPrivate Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Media, Sport and Entertainment

Bar admissionsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. on its 50:50 joint venture with BT Group plc to create a new sports venture in the UK, TNT Sports, by combining Eurosport UK and BT Sport.
George Kurtz - entrepreneur, technologist, and S&P 500 CEO - on his personal acquisition of a minority interest in the ownership entity controlled by Toto Wolff, team principal of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team.
Los Angeles Football Club on its partnership with FC Bayern Munich in relation to a global soccer development cooperation, named “Red&Gold Football”, which will provide a platform for young talent featuring high-level development and a pathway to first team football.
The lead-investor in a consortium pursuing the acquisition of Chelsea Football Club.
Synova on its sale of Avantra, provider of the market-leading AIOps software platform for the SAP ecosystem, to Resurgens Technology Partners.
Chiltern Capital, Keyhaven Capital Partners and Management on the sale of Steer Automotive Group, the UK’s largest and fastest-growing independent collision repair group, to Oakley Capital.
Harbor, a portfolio company of Renovus Capital Partners, on its acquisition of Pinnacle, a leading legal technology and managed services provider in the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific.
LDC and its portfolio company, Blis, an innovative provider of powerful and privacy-centric advertising solutions, on the sale of Blis to T-Mobile, valuing Blis at USD175m.
LDC and its portfolio company, Croud, a global full-service digital marketing company, on the sale of Croud to ECI Partners.
Graphite Capital on its investment in Wonderbly, one of the UK’s fastest-growing independent publishers and the global leader in personalized gift books, and subsequent sale of Wonderbly to Penguin Random House, a leading global trade book publisher.
Combell Group, a leader in mass hosting services for SMEs across Europe, and Management shareholders on the buyout by Hg Capital; Combell Group on its subsequent acquisition of TransIP Group, to create team.blue; and team.blue on its acquisition of Register Group, an international leader in digital services for professionals.
Laxton, a global leader in biometric identity solutions, and its shareholders, Management and Enlightenment Capital, on its strategic partnership with Dai Nippon Printing CO., Ltd (DNP), through a majority investment by DNP.
Management on the EUR4.5bn buyout of ekterra, Unilever’s tea business, by CVC Capital Partners.
Management on Temasek’s acquisition of Element Materials Technology, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, from Bridgepoint.
Management on KSL Capital Partner’s acquisition of a majority interest in Third Space, the luxury health and fitness brand, from Encore Capital.