About
Devansh focuses on M&A and private equity transactions for private equity sponsors and other financial investors in transactions internationally and across a range of sectors.
Devansh trained at Freshfields and has spent time on secondment to the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Additional Information
- Cinven on the sale of Kurt Geiger, a global footwear, handbag and accessories business, to Steve Madden
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Sanofi on the separation and sale of a 50% controlling stake in Opella, its consumer healthcare business, to CD&R
- HBX Group, a leading independent B2B travel technology marketplace, on its IPO and listing on the Spanish Stock Exchanges, valuing the company at c.€3bn, and its prior corporate reorganisation
- Cinven on its acquisitions of majority stakes in Arcaplanet, Maxi Zoo Italia and Idealista
- CVC on its €14bn IPO on Euronext Amsterdam and prior corporate reorganisation
- CD&R and Motor Fuel Group on the £2.5 billion acquisition of forecourts and electric vehicle charging sites from Morrisons
- CVC on its acquisition of Glendower Capital, a private equity firm focussing on secondary transactions which spun out of Deutsche Bank's asset management business in 2017
- The founders of True Potential, a UK wealth management platform, on the sale of a majority stake to Cinven
- Greensands, the holding company of Southern Water, on the sale of a majority stake in the company in return for an investment of more than £1 billion from Macquarie Asset Management
- The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales on the spin out of The Earthshot Prize, the global environmental prize, to formally become an independent charity
- CVC on its strategic partnership investment in Premiership Rugby, PRO14 Rugby and Six Nations
Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales
— Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee, 2024
Devansh Sharma
Associate
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