Tony Downes

• Advising One Equity Partners and Buckthorn Partners in their Acquisition of Acteon Group.

• Advising 7Ridge in relation to its investments in Raft Technologies, Digital Assets Holdings, Inc., and KRM PLC, and its acquisition of Trading Technologies International.

• Advising Synova in relation to its disposal of a controlling interest in Fairstone and its acquisition of Orbis.

• Advising a global private equity sponsor on its acquisition of a portfolio of hotels in the United Kingdom and Germany, and subsequent operation and disposal of each portfolio.

• Advising a global private equity sponsor on its disposal of certain UK and European pay-day lending and pawnshop operations.

• Advising BetCity and its shareholders in relation to its acquisition by Entain PLC.

• Advising William Hill PLC in relation to its partnership with Caesars Entertainment, Inc., and eventual merger with Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

• Advising William Hill PLC on its exclusive partnership with Eldorado Resorts, Inc. for sports betting operations in the United States.

• Advising William Hill PLC on its disposal of its equity interest in NYX Gaming Group to Scientific Games, and associated commercial arrangements.

• Advising William Hill PLC on its proposed merger of equals with Amaya, Inc.

• Advising William Hill PLC on its consortium investment in NYX Gaming Group, and subsequent £275 million acquisition of OpenBet Technologies.

• Advising William Hill PLC in relation to its investments in and software development contracts with NeoGames, including the eventual listing of NeoGames, Inc.

• Advising The Stars Group, Inc. on its acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming, and related commercial arrangements and brand licensing arrangements with Sky PLC.

• Advising Kindred Group PLC on its public takeover of 32 RED PLC by way of recommended cash offer.

• Advising Gala Coral Group on its £2.3 billion merger with Ladbrokes PLC.

• Advising Gala Coral Group on the disposal of its Gala Bingo operations.

• Advising a global private equity sponsor in relation to its investment in a payment technology service provider to the betting and gaming industry.

• Advising Terra Firma on its £921 million disposal of Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group to AMC Entertainment Holdings.

• Advising King Digital Entertainment on its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, its entry into an Asset Backed Lending Facility, and on various acquisitions.

• Advising a consortium of mezzanine lenders on the equity and shareholder arrangements associated with the restructuring of KCA Deutag, awarded the ILFR “Restructuring Deal of the Year” for 2011.

• Advising Endorphin Magine in relation to its media, sponsorship, and betting rights arrangements with the Croatian Football Federation.

• Advising a major pan-European broadcaster and media rights company in relation to numerous media, sponsorship, data rights, and content supply agreements.

• Advising the Ladies European Tour in relation to broadcast rights agreements, sponsorship agreements, and event promoter’s agreements.

• Advising the World Series of Boxing and the International Boxing Association in relation to all legal matters relevant to the establishment, governance, and commercial operations of the business.

• Advising Amryt Pharma PLC on its acquisition of Aegerion, Inc. out of bankruptcy proceedings.

• Advising Qorvo, Inc. in relation to its investment in, and subsequent acquisition of, Cavendish Kinetics.

*The matters listed above were handled by Tony Downes prior to joining Sidley.