
Richard Youle
Partner, Private Equity
Richard Youle focuses on private equity matters, including advising private equity houses and financial sponsor clients on all types of leveraged M&A and portfolio assistance, such as restructuring advice.
Bio
Mr. Youle is recognised as a leading individual in The Legal 500 UK and ranked in Tier 1 in Chambers UK, which quotes clients describing him as a “superb negotiator” who “ensures an excellent service.”
His representations, since joining Skadden, include advising:
- HgCapital as lead investor in KKR & Co. L.P.’s US$1.8 billion sale of a stake in Visma Group Holdings;
- HgCapital LLP in its proposed sale of Ullink SAS to Itiviti AB, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital; and
- HgCapital portfolio company Sovos Compliance, LLC on its acquisition of Paperless.
His recent representations, prior to joining Skadden, include advising:
- a consortium comprised of ADIA, Allianz Capital Partners, Borealis Infrastructure and Munich Re on the acquisition of 100 percent of Autobahn Tank & Rast;
- Epic Funds advised by Castik Capital on its acquisition of Waterlogic and Angel Springs;
- Essex Woodlands on its acquisition of EUSA Pharma;
- Global Infrastructure Partners on the agreement to acquire a 35 percent stake in Terminal Investment Ltd from MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company;
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HgCapital on its:
- acquisitions of Kinapse, Sovos Compliance, the Raet Group, The Foundry, Team System, Manx Telecom, JLA, Iris Software Group, e-conomic, Nair & Co, Parts Alliance and NetNames;
- investment in Mitratech;
- investment, exit and reinvestment in Visma; and
- sell-down of a minority stake in JLA and a refinancing of the business;
- HgCapital portfolio company Nair & Co on its acquisition of High Street Partners to form Radius;
- HgCapital portfolio company Ullink on its acquisition of Nyfix/Metabit businesses from ICE;
- Mid Europa Partners on the disposal of Norican Group to Altor Equity Partners; Montagu Private Equity on its acquisitions of DEAS, Accurate Equity AS, Open International, University of Law, CAP and Equatex;
- Oaktree Capital Management on its acquisition of The Serviced Apartment Company (Saco); and
- Oyak Girisim Danismanligi on its acquisition of the Almatis Group.
Credentials
Education
- Legal Practice Course, The College of Law, 1996
- LL.B., Newcastle University, 1995
Admissions
- England & Wales
- Solicitor, England & Wales
Richard Youle
Partner, Private Equity
richard.youle@skadden.com