Michelle Gomes
Partner
Michelle is a corporate partner, with a specific focus on M&A, VC and growth capital work and has extensive experience in cross-border transactions.
Partner
Michelle is a corporate partner, with a specific focus on M&A, VC and growth capital work and has extensive experience in cross-border transactions.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Michelle is a corporate partner, with a specific focus on M&A, VC and growth capital work, across a range of sectors, including technology, life sciences and consumer. She has extensive cross-border transaction experience, supporting diverse clients through investment rounds restructurings, acquisitions and divestment/exits.
Michelle Gomes specialises in private M&A, joint ventures, and equity fundraising in the VC and growth capital space.
Her M&A practice involves advising her clients on acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures, often with an international element.
In supporting the venture ecosystem, her clients range from venture capital funds, CVCs, growth capital investors, to high-growth companies across a range of ticket sizes and sectors, but with a specific interest and focus on the technology, consumer and life sciences sectors.
Mergers & Acquisitions | Phoenix Beverages
Advised Phoenix Beverages (listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius) on its acquisition of a 54.4% stake in Seychelles Breweries Ltd (listed on the Seychelles Stock Exchange) from Diageo plc.
M&A Exit | Whitley Asset Management
Advised Edward Whitley on the sale of Whitley Asset Management Ltd to Cazenove Capital, a subsidiary of Schroders. WAM managed assets of approximately £1.5 billion on behalf of ultra-high net worth entrepreneurs and charity clients.
Venture Capital | Pembroke VCT plc
Advised Pembroke VCT plc on several new investments and follow-on funding rounds, including in activewear brand TALA, luxury womenswear brand With Nothing Underneath, visitor engagement platform Smartify, pregnancy care brand My Expert Midwife, premium spectacles brand Bloobloom, womenswear brand Ro&Zo, and fintech Ryft.
Also advised Pembroke on its partial exit from food and beverage tour company, Secret Food Tours, a transaction which generated cash proceeds equating to a 5.3x realised return for Pembroke VCT’s shareholders
Venture Capital | UCB Ventures, BGF and 4BIO Capital
Acted for lead investors, UCB Ventures, BGF and 4BIO Capital in the over-subscribed funding round of $25 million in Vianautis Bio and subsequent follow-on.
M&A Exit | Ragleth Limited/Anglia Maltings
Advised Ragleth, the parent organisation of Anglia Maltings, maltster and grain processor, which supplies the global brewing, distilling and food ingredients sectors, on its sale to Richardson (Malting), the English subsidiary of the Canadian based global leader in agriculture and food processing.
Previously advised its subsidiary, Anglia Maltings, on a three way joint venture with Frontier Agriculture (a JV between ABF and Cargill) and Camgrain (a farmer owned cooperative) to create Europe's largest oat processing plant.
M&A Acquisition | Industrial Physics M&A
Advised Industrial Physics in connection with its acquisition of Torus Manufacturing from several individual sellers. Industrial Physics is a global packaging, material test and measurement provider. Torus Group is an engineering group which provides industrial measurement, automation, metrology and manufacturing solutions.
Venture Capital | Transreport
Advised Transreport, an accessibility technology company, on a £10 million funding round, led by Puma Private Equity and with participation from Pembroke VCT.
Joint Venture | 3 Step IT strategic partnership with BNP Paribas
Advised Finnish-based 3 Step IT on its strategic partnership with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to create a leading integrated IT leasing business across various European jurisdictions.
Mergers & Acquisition | Longevity Partners
Advised Etienne Cadestin, founder and CEO, on Leon Capital's co-investment alongside Nuveen Private Equity Impact into Longevity Partners. Longevity Partners is a multidisciplinary energy and sustainability consultancy that provides assistance to businesses in the transition to a low carbon economy.
M&A Exit | Arcola Energy
Advised the sellers of Arcola Energy, a systems engineering company, on the company's acquisition by Canadian listed company Ballard Power Systems. Ballard acquired 100% of Arcola for total upfront and earn-out cash and share consideration of up to US$40 million, based on the achievement of certain performance milestones.
