Yasmin Yavari
Associate | New York
Yasmin Yavari

Yasmin Yavari is an associate in Dechert’s corporate and securities team. She advises clients on a range of corporate and financial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity transactions.

Prior to joining Dechert, Ms. Yavari was a corporate associate at another international law firm in London.

  • The Gut Stuff, a company focused on gut health and well-being and stocked in supermarkets across the UK, in their £1 million seed investment fundraise and on-going general corporate assistance.
  • West Loop Venture, a Chicago based investors, in their investment of £3 million into Vauban Technologies Limited.
  • Ahren Innovation Capital in its £1 million investment into American based start-up Rockley Photonics.
  • Hard seltzer company in its second fundraise, totaling US$600,00.
  • GIC Infrastructure and BlackRock's Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Funds on the landmark acquisition of Kellas Midstream from funds managed by Antin Infrastructure Partners for nearly US$1 billion.
  • TPICAP (a FTSE 250 company) in its acquisition of interdealer broker LCM for £54 million.
  • Hunter Boot Limited on its restructuring workstream on behalf of Three Hills Capital Partners.
  • Synthomer plc on its acquisition of Omnova Solutions Inc., which develops, manufactures and markets polymers, dispersions, elastomers and other specialty chemicals for £654 million and associated rights issue of £199 million.

Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.

Key Matters

  • A middle-market private investment firm in their US$12 million investment into a company that develops and commercializes products for industry and the military.
  • A middle-market private investment firm in their US$10 million investment into a company that delivers smart vending, self-serve kiosks and automated retail solutions.
  • A large institutional investor in their US$25 million investment into a technology company that provides investment solutions software such as products and portfolios risk evaluation, product lifecycle management and investment proposals generation.
  • A large institutional investor in their US$10 million investment into a technology company that provides API infrastructure for small business data.
  • A global venture capital fund (with a focus on investments into the supply chain and logistics industry), with their US$4 million convertible loan note investment into a company that provides automated freight operations.
  • A cinema software and solutions company in their joint venture transaction with a US based company who has created the world’s first global, cloud-based content distribution network for theatres. 

Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.

Services
    • King’s College London, LL.B.
    • King’s College London, LL.M.
    • England and Wales
    • New York