Robert Blagov

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Associate London
Rob is a corporate associate in London. He advises, as part of a team, leading private equity funds, asset managers and major corporates on leveraged buyouts, strategic M&A transactions, carve-outs, minority investments, GP stakes and other asset manager transactions, preferred equity financings and corporate reorganisations in a range of industries.

Representative experience, including from his previous firms, includes advising:

Asset Management and Financial Services

  • Coller Capital in its combination with EQT
  • Coller Capital in connection with the sale of a minority interest to State Street Investment Management
  • Park Square Capital in a strategic minority investment from Bonaccord Capital
  • Advantage Partners in the minority investment by Tokyo Century Corporation
  • Corpay in the acquisition of Global Reach Group
  • ARA Asset Management Limited in the acquisition of InfraRed Capital Partners' European real estate investment management business
  • ThinCats’ institutional investors in a strategic investment by Wafra Capital Partners

Consumer and Technology 

  • Bose Corporation in the acquisition of McIntosh Group
  • Geely in the creation of a 50/50 joint venture with Renault
  • J.F. Lehman & Company and its portfolio company, Integrated Global Services, in the bolt-on acquisition of Tube Tech
  • The Timken Company in the acquisition of Nadella Group from ICG Plc
  • Passion Capital in the sale of UK Vehicle Limited to Cazoo Holdings Limited
  • Koch Equity Development in its preferred equity investment in AIM-listed Victoria Plc
  • Koch Real Estate Investments, as an investor in the Fortress-led consortium, in the all-cash offer for Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc

Infrastructure and Industrials 

  • J.F. Lehman & Company in the sale of Global Marine Group to Keppel Infrastructure Fund
  • Macquarie Asset Management in the execution of a put option agreement to acquire Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group
  • American Industrial Partners in the acquisition of Aluminium Belgium BV and the Aluminium Dunkerque Companies
  • A subsidiary of OMERS in the acquisition of Broadheath Network Centre
  • J.F. Lehman & Company in its investment in Trillium Engineering

Prior to joining Weil, Rob was an associate at another international law firm in London.

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