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Stephenson Harwood advises bd-capital on its investment into IBA Group
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised bd-capital on its investment into IBA Group, a leading provider of aviation data, intelligence and advisory services.
IBA provides proprietary and mission-critical data products, advisory services and asset management solutions to airlines, lessors, MROs, financial institutions and governments and other aviation stakeholders worldwide. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in the UK, the investment will enable further growth of IBA’s data proposition to stakeholders within the growing aviation financing sector.
bd-capital, a long-term client of London Private Equity partners Malcolm MacDougall and Chris Manning, was founded in 2019. bd-capital is a private equity firm that follows an operator-led investment strategy, making majority investments in mid-market businesses headquartered in the UK, Benelux and Iberia.
The Stephenson Harwood team was led by Private Equity Partners Chris Manning and Malcolm MacDougall, supported by Managing Associates Rajiv Kakkad and Nicola Baird and Associates Kunal Shah, Harry House and Arshi Ratansi. Wider support on the deal was provided by Julie Romer and Izaak Hasnain (Banking), Kate Worthington, Byul McPhee, Nicholas Stretch and Desiree De Lima (Tax and Incentives) and Aaron Pooni (Employment).
