Philip Barratt (Capital Law)

Philip Barratt

Partner
Corporate & Commercial

Philip is a Partner in our Corporate team. He acts on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on private equity.

He advises investors and private equity houses on their investments and portfolio management, as well as supporting management teams. He has advised a variety of clients, from entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses through to large listed companies, on a range of transactions including acquisitions, disposals, investments, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements, both in the UK and internationally.

Philip has also been on secondment at AnaCap Financial Partners, a private equity fund, and CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution.

Ranked as a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500 2021, Philip is noted as being a pivotal member of the team that takes the lead on many of the most significant private equity/venture capital deals handled by the firm and described in a client testimonial as “a very personable, experienced transactional lawyer, who is capable of taking a commercial position and giving sensible and pragmatic advice”.

Philip was shortlisted for Young Dealmaker of the Year 2016, 2018 and 2020 at the Insider Wales Dealmakers Awards and was highlighted as one of 30 ‘young lawyers and accountants to watch’ in 2017, and described as “one of Wales’ top up-and-coming M&A / private equity lawyers”.

We are thankful for Capital Law’s support…Their advice has helped us, not only to execute the transaction in just a few months, but also to navigate the associated regulatory regimes. The thorough but pragmatic approach taken by Phil and the rest of the team has been crucial to ensure we could deliver the acquisition successfully.

Edward Spencer-Churchill, Partner and Founder, Sun Capital Partners

  • Westbridge Capital on its £9.6m investment in Bespoke Health & Social Care, a leading provider of complex care in the community.
  • The management team of GTS Flexible Materials on the investment in the company by Growth Capital Partners.
  • The vendors of Glamorgan Telecom Group on the sale of the company to LDC-backed Onecom.
  • Sun Capital Partners on its acquisition of Complete Cover Group, a leading non-standard insurance group, alongside its existing management team from Darwin Private Equity.
  • Coincover on their growth funding round, led by Insurtech Gateway and the Development Bank of Wales.
  • Westbridge Capital on its £12.8m investment in Aptus Utilies Limited, a leading provider of multi-utility services.
  • A six-person management team on a £35m investment by a specialist private equity house, the proceeds of which were to fund an acquisition.
  • Eos Venture Partners, an insurance-focused venture capital fund, on its lead role in the $4 million funding round of London-based data analytics provider Digital Fineprint.
  • Westbridge Capital on its £10m investment in APEM Limited, Europe’s leading independent environmental consultancy.
  • TXO Systems in relation to its acquisition of MMX Communications.
  • Zego, a UK based InsurTech, on its $42 million Series B funding round led by VC fund Target Global, one of the largest ever funding rounds by a European based Insurtech startup.
  • The vendors of Business Driver Fleet Risk Management on the sale to Palatine Private Equity backed TTC Group.
  • Westbridge Capital on its investment in AJM Mobility, a leading integrated wheelchair service provider for the NHS.
  • The vendors of Midshire Catering Services on the MBO of the company.
  • Safe Solvents, a cutting edge chemical and mechanical technology business, on its £1m seed funding round.
  • Acquisitions and disposals
  • Early stage companies
  • Equity investments
  • Investments
  • Joint ventures
  • MBOs
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Private equity
  • Venture capital transactions

Career

  • Partner, Capital Law Limited (Nov 2019 – present)
  • Senior Associate, Capital Law Limited (2018 – Nov 2019)
  • Senior Associate, Eversheds Sutherland (2017 – 2018)
  • Associate, Eversheds Sutherland (2015 – 2017)
  • Legal Counsel (secondee), CDC Group plc (2014 – 2015)
  • Legal Counsel (secondee), AnaCap Financial Partners LLP (2012 – 2013)
  • Associate, Addleshaw Goddard LLP (2011 – 2015)
  • Trainee Solicitor, Addleshaw Goddard LLP (2009 – 2011)
  • Paralegal, Pinsent Masons (2006 – 2007)

Education

  • BPP: LPC (2009)
  • Nottingham Trent University: Law Sandwich LLB Hons (2004 – 2008)
  • Nottingham Trent University: Diploma in Professional Practice (2006 – 2007)

Memberships / Trustee Positions

  • The Law Society of England and Wales
  • School Governor of Llandaff City Church in  Wales Primary School