Macfarlanes has advised Hayfin on its agreement with Arctos Partners, a private investment firm, to support a management buyout of the business, acquiring British Columbia Management Corporation's majority stake. Macfarlanes advised Hayfin on all aspects of the transaction including corporate, tax and regulatory aspects.
Hayfin is a leading alternative asset management firm with c. €31bn in assets under management, which focusses on delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns for its investors across its private debt, liquid credit and private equity solutions businesses. Hayfin is a longstanding client of the firm, with Macfarlanes having acted on the establishment of Hayfin in 2009 and on strategic transactions since.
Arctos is a private investment firm that provides bespoke growth capital and liquidity solutions, differentiated thought partnership, and value creation advice to sports franchises (Arctos Sports) and alternative asset managers, their funds, and portfolio companies (Arctos Keystone).
The Macfarlanes team was led by tax partner Damien Crossley and corporate and M&A partner Thomas French. Damien was assisted by tax partner Joe Robinson and tax associates Lawrence Parkin and Joe Maughan. Thomas was assisted by senior counsel Greg James, senior associate Jonathan Hock and associates Niki Rai and Francesca Bird. Regulatory input was provided by partner Michael Sholem, senior associate Emma Garnham and associates Gemma Edey and Alex Clothier. Competition input was provided by partner Malcolm Walton and senior associate Andrew Morrison. Funds input was provided by partner Chris Daniel, senior associate Miriam Cable and associates Amelia Le Coyte and Joshua Oyedele. Employment input was provided by partner Hayley Robinson, senior associates Susie Galloway and Kayleigh Leonie and associate Amy Daubeney. Financing input was provided by partner Richard Fletcher and associate Ross Mullen. Commercial input was provided by partner Rosie Duckworth assisted by associates Kate Foster and Cliodhna Ni Ghadhra. Pensions input was provided by partner Faye Jarvis and associate Scarlett Yu.
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