Joanna Roberts’ practice focuses on pan-European and international private equity and M&A transactions.

With over a decade of experience in private equity, Joanna’s clients include corporates, institutional investors, senior management teams, founders, and investee companies for both transactional and advisory matters.

Joanna has in-depth experience advising on a full range of transactions including leveraged buyouts, consortium deals, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, minority deals, divestments, joint ventures, reorganizations, and restructurings together with advising on general corporate matters.

Joanna joined the firm as counsel in 2024 from a leading UK law firm. She also spent 12 months on secondment serving as Assistant General Counsel at a leading pan-European private equity sponsor.

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Notable Experience (Including Prior to Joining Cleary)

  • Bridgepoint on the sale of its majority stake in Hobbycraft, the largest arts and crafts retailer in the UK, to Modella Capital.

  • Bridgepoint on the £169 million recommended offer for Eckoh plc, a leading provider of secure payments and customer engagement software.

  • Inflexion on its investment in GlobalData Plc’s Healthcare division in a transaction valuing the business at £1.1 billion.

  • Inflexion on the acquisition of a majority stake in European fintech group Nomentia from PSG Equity and Verdane.

  • Inflexion on its investment in SteriPack Group.

  • Inflexion and management shareholders on the £535 million sale of Marley Group, the leading UK manufacturer of pitched roof systems to the construction market, to FTSE250 listed Marshalls plc.

  • Inflexion and other shareholders on the sale of Medivet, the leading global provider of veterinary care, to CVC Capital Partners.

  • Inmarsat, a leading UK based satellite service provider, in relation to its employee and management incentives arrangements on its $7.3 billion acquisition by Viasat Inc.

  • BPEA EQT on the merger of Viewpoint with TrustQuay, a Hg majority owned business.

  • Epiris on the acquisition of Sepura.

  • CGE Partners and Enhesa in relation to a strategic growth investment in Enhesa by Bregal Sagemount.

  • The management team of Zenergi Group on their investment alongside ECI Partners.

  • Bridgepoint Development Capital on its investment in Prescient Healthcare Group.

  • Bridgepoint Development Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in PEI Media.

  • TA Associates on its acquisition of Biocomposites, a UK-based company which develops, manufactures, and distributes calcium compound devices to regenerate and repair bone and soft tissue in the UK and overseas.

  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition of the Azzurri Group, its subsequent sale and bolt-on acquisitions of Coco Di Mama and Radio Alice.

  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition of the Appleby Fiduciary & Administration Business from Appleby.

  • Premier Rugby Limited on a major investment by CVC Capital Partners.

  • Silverfleet Capital and management on the sale of Ipes, a leading provider or fund administration services to private equity clients in Europe.

  • WiggleCRC, a portfolio company of long-standing client Bridgepoint, on its acquisition of Bike24, a leading German retailer of bicycles and related equipment.

  • Patron Capital and management on the sale of CALA Homes, a leading UK provider of high-quality family housing, to Legal & General for a total equity value of £605 million.

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