Alex McCarney

Mr. McCarney’s experience since joining Skadden includes advising:

• Montagu Private Equity on the separation of its portfolio company DEAS into two business units and subsequent disposal of (i) the real estate services business of DEAS to PHM Denmark, a portfolio company of Norvestor, and (ii) the asset management services business of DEAS to Fokus Nordic AB, a portfolio company of BlackFin Capital Partners
• Hg in the sale of a co-controlling stake in IRIS Software Group Ltd to Leonard Green & Partners at an enterprise value of $4 billion (£3.15 billion) and the negotiation of consortium terms going forward

Mr. McCarney’s experience prior to joining Skadden includes advising:

• global investment firm Carlyle on its agreement to acquire Altadia Group (Altadia) from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds
• Hellman & Friedman on its acquisition of a stake in vehicle glass repair and replacement company Belron, which valued the company at €21 billion
• Astorg on:
  • the acquisition of Xceptor, a global leader in the end-to-end, no-code process automation market
  • its strategic partnership with Corsair, by which Corsair made a significant minority investment in Xceptor
• TA Associates on its investment in Söderberg & Partners
• Ares on:
  • the acquisition of the Exemplar Health Care Group, a U.K. provider of high-dependency nurse-led care for adults
  • the acquisition of SLR Consulting from Charterhouse Capital Partners by way of private scheme of arrangement
• Silver Lake, a global technology investment firm, on:
  • its acquisition of a 33% stake in the Australian Professional Leagues, which operates the country’s top-flight men’s and women’s soccer leagues
  • its US$500 million strategic investment in City Football Club, the world’s leading private owner and operator of football clubs, and its acquisition of a further equity stake in City Football Group
  • portfolio company TEG’s investment alongside Providence Equity Partners in Ambassador Theatre Group
  • its investment in New Zealand Rugby Union
• Odyssey Investment Partners on their disposal of U.K.-based Tysers insurance brokers to Australian-listed AUB; and
• EQT on its acquisition of Casa.it, an Italy-based online real estate classifieds platform

Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. McCarney spent several years practising at the London office of a U.S.-based international law firm.