Paul Dunbar
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Paul Dunbar

Partner

Email

paul.dunbar@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 2400

Offices

London

V-CARD
Paul focuses on transactions for private capital clients, advising on corporate M&A and preferred equity investments, asset portfolio M&A, joint ventures and asset investment platforms.

Paul works with clients investing in a broad range of sectors, including financial assets and loan portfolios, financial services, sports, healthcare, infrastructure, real estate, manufacturing and industrials. 

Paul is recognised by Legal 500 UK for Private Equity.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Apax Partners LLP on its acquisition of the professional services business “S&W” from Evelyn Partners. 
  • Apollo Sports Capital in the acquisition of a majority stake in Atletico de Madrid. 
  • Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc and Miller Homes on the acquisition by Miller Homes of St Modwen Homes.
  •  Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc on the acquisition of Miller Homes, one of the UK’s leading homebuilders from Bridgepoint (previous firm experience). 
  • Stonepeak on its agreement with the AA, the leading provider of roadside assistance services in the UK and a successful insurance business, and the AA’s majority shareholders, TowerBrook Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus. Per the agreement, Stonepeak will invest £450 million in the AA through a combination of common and preferred equity at an enterprise value of approximately £4 billion (previous firm experience).
  • Stonepeak Partners on its joint venture with KKR with a recommended GBP1.6bn cash offer for Assura.
  • The Carlyle Group on a financing and investment into a UK sponsor-backed financial services business (previous firm experience).
  • A US private capital investor on the acquisition of the Dutch bank “Propertize” from The State of the Netherlands.
  • A US private capital investor on the carve-out acquisition of BASF Construction Chemicals from BASF.
  • A US private capital investor on the acquisition of a portfolio of real estate assets and the services business Servihabitat from CaixaBank.
  • Stanley Capital Partners on its investment in Roboyo, a market-leading independent consultancy company helping large corporates implement and manage a full spectrum of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) powered automation technologies (previous firm experience).

Recognition

“A strong lawyer” who provides “good insights into market practice and solutions to difficult issues”
The Legal 500 UK 2023
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.