Jonathon M. Hamill

Jonathon’s recent experience includes advising:

• Funds managed by Apollo on the acquisition of Evri, one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies, from Advent International.
• Apollo, alongside consortium partner Rettig Oy Ab, in its acquisition of Purmo Group (HEL: PURMO).
• Certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management on the successful launch of a 50:50 joint venture with illimity Bank S.p.A., aimed at investing up to €500 million euro in NPL and UTP loans secured by real estate assets in Italy.
• Apollo on its agreement to acquire Miller Homes, one of the UK’s leading homebuilders. 
• 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.
• A U.S. private equity sponsor on its €3.17 billion carve-out acquisition of a global construction chemicals business from a German public company.
• A U.S. private equity sponsor and its portfolio company on the bolt-on acquisition of a leading clay roof tile business in Portugal.
• A U.S. private equity sponsor and its portfolio company on several bolt-on acquisitions, including of one of the largest manufacturers of professional manual espresso machines in Spain and a leading manufacturer of coffee machines in North America.
• A principal investing arm of an Australian investment bank on its acquisition and investment in a portfolio of UK solar projects.
• An investor in relation to the acquisition of a leading provider of construction services across the Sultanate of Oman, and subsequently advising on the disposal of the same target.
• A U.S. private equity sponsor on the acquisition of a portfolio of loans secured on shipping vessels.
• U.S. private equity sponsors on the acquisition of a portfolios of non-performing loans in Europe.
• A FTSE-listed company on its acquisition of a telecom tower portfolio in Oman.
• A U.S. private equity sponsor on its sale of Appalachian natural gas assets to an AIM-listed, UK PLC for cash and stock.
• A UK-based hotel group on a series of bolt-on acquisitions.

*Some of the above matters were handled by Jonathon prior to joining Sidley.