Freddy Bouttell
Associate | London
Freddy Bouttell

Freddy Bouttell advises clients on a range of corporate matters with a focus on private equity transactions, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and private equity portfolio issues.

Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Bouttell was an associate in the private equity group at another U.S. law firm. He has also been an associate with a leading law firm in London and completed a secondment with a global asset manager in London.

  • A global private equity investor on its bid for a UK digital assets accounting firm.
  • A US private equity investor on its bid for a leading UK financial adviser.
  • SEMCAP Beauty and Wellness on its investment in Healf, a leading UK wellness and supplements business.
  • Fidelity Management & Research Company on its Series D investment in CellCentric, a leading UK diagnostics business.
  • Fidelity Management & Research Company on its Series D investment in Nearfield Instruments, a leading Dutch semi-conductor components manufacturer.
  • Federated Hermes on its investment in Summize, a UK provider of legal tech solutions. 
  • InterDigital on its acquisition of Deep Render, a UK AI video compressions business.
  • Mouro Capital on its seed investment in Burbank Software, a UK CPoI business.
  • Blackstone Growth on its investment in Property Finder, a leading property portal in the Middle East and North Africa, as part of a US$525 million strategic investment round led by funds advised by Permira. 
  • Hg on its partial sale of Trackunit to Goldman Sachs, a leading Danish IoT software provider for the construction industry.
  • Hg on its sale of its remaining stake in Argus Media to General Atlantic, a leading global data provider for the commodities industry.
  • BlackRock on its acquisition of Preqin, a leading global provider of alternatives data.
  • Triple Private Equity on its investment in SmartSearch, a UK-based KYC software provider.
  • Stonepeak on its investment in the Nordic towers business of Cellnex SA, a leading European digital infrastructure provider.
  • Aquiline Capital Partners on its investment in Wealth at Work Group, a UK-based specialist provider of workplace financial education, guidance and regulated financial advice.
  • Aquiline Capital Partners on its Series E1 investment in Smart Pension, a UK-based master trust business.
  • Odevo on its investment in the Vegner Group, a UK-based property management business.

Includes matters handled prior to joining the firm.

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    • University of Oxford, Hertford College, B.A. (Hons), Geography
    • BPP University, LPC
    • BPP University, GDL
    • England and Wales