BCLP advises Clare Hornby and other shareholders of ME+EM on an investment which values ME+EM at over £130million

Highland Europe has previously backed the online luxury retailer MatchesFashion.com and the meal replacement company Huel. Other backers of ME+EM include Sir Charles Dunstone, the Carphone Warehouse tycoon and Venrex, an investment firm that was an early backer of the make-up and skin-care brand Charlotte Tilbury and Not On The High Street.

ME+EM, a British fashion brand headquartered in London with six ‎boutiques and ‎about 120 employees has become known for offering modern women long-lasting, high-quality contemporary luxury clothing that combines function and fit with ethical values. The brand, started by Clare Hornby in 2007, counts the Duchess of Cambridge and ‎Claudia ‎Winkleman among its fans.

ME+EM plans to expand‎ into the US market by opening two ‎boutiques next year in Boston and New ‎York‎.

The BCLP team was led by Corporate Transactions Partner and Practice Group Leader Benjamin Lee, assisted by Partners Ian Ivory (Corporate Transactions‎) and David Dennison (Tax, Employee Benefits and Private Client‎), and supported by Senior ‎Associate Lara Rush, Associate Olivia Scott and Trainee Fraser Atkinson from the ‎Corporate Transactions‎ practice.