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Ashurst advises on the £469.8 million recommended takeover of Gresham House

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    Global law firm Ashurst is advising Dean Street Advisers Limited and Rothschild & Co. on the approximately £469.8 million recommended cash offer for AIM listed company Gresham House plc ("Gresham House") by Seed Bidco Limited, a newly incorporated entity formed by funds advised by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. and its affiliates ("Searchlight").

    Gresham House is a specialist alternative asset management group, dedicated to sustainable investments across a range of strategies, with expertise across forestry, housing, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy and battery storage, public and private equity. Gresham House actively manages approximately £8 billion of assets on behalf of institutions, family offices, charities and endowments, private individuals and their advisers.

    The Ashurst team was led by partners Tom Mercer and Tim Rennie, assisted by senior associates Aimee Carroll-Hewitt and Kirsty Huen and associates Gareth Mair and Roshni Mehra.