Andrew Hart
Andrew Hart
Andrew Hart
Biography
Andrew Hart is a Partner in BCLP's Corporate Transactions team advising on various domestic and cross-border transactional matters including: mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; private equity; complex multi-jurisdictional carve-out transactions; and issues of equity. He has significant experience in a number of heavily regulated sectors including financial services, global communications services and defence.
He has a strong background working with US corporate clients in connection with their UK and EU M&A activities.
Andrew is qualified in England & Wales and Western Australia, where he spent two years at one of the big six Australian law firms.
Areas of Focus
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Financial Institutions
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Aerospace & Defense
Professional Affiliations
- Associate (ACSI) member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments in London.
- Recruiting Committee
'Andrew Hart is a standout partner who is always available, approachable, and practical. He provides technical expertise and excellent support to his clients in deals. Andrew is very experienced at leading deals and working through problematic issues with a sensible and collaborative attitude. He builds great relationships with his clients and his own BCLP team members, which is clear in the way he is respected and valued by his own associates. Working with Andrew is always a pleasure as you know you are in a safe pair of hands to get a deal done!' - The Legal 500
Admissions
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England and Wales
Education
University of Leicester, LL.B., Honours, 2001
Related Capabilities
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M&A & Corporate Finance
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Energy Transition
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Sports, Media & Entertainment Litigation
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Collegiate Sports
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Retail & Consumer Products
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Real Estate
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Commercial Transactions
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Financial Institutions
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Strategic Alternatives & Corporate Reorganization
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UK Public Company
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Corporate
Experience
- BGC Group, a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, on a number of strategic transactions, including:
- the sale of its kACE Financial business, a leading provider of pricing and analytics software solutions for FX options, to smartTrade Technologies SAS;
- the sale of its Capitalab business, a leader in rates portfolio compression and margin optimisation, to Capitolis UK Limited; and
- its acquisition of Algomi Limited, a software company that provides technology to bond market participants to improve their workflow and liquidity;
- the sale of its insurance broking division to The Ardonagh Group Limited for an enterprise value of US$500 million;
- its acquisitions of (i) Ed Broking Group Limited, an independent Lloyd’s of London insurance broker and (ii) Tokio Marine Kiln Europe SA, a Belgium headquartered insurance services company owned by Tokio Marine Kiln;
- ESCO Technologies Inc., a global provider of highly engineered products and solutions to diverse and growing end markets, on several transactions, including:
- the acquisition of the Megger Group, a British manufacturing company;
- the acquisition of Ultra Maritime's Signature Management & Power business, a sole-source supplier to US and UK naval defence markets, for US$550 million; and
- its acquisition of MPE Limited, a manufacturer of EMC/EMP filters and capacitor products, primarily for the defense and energy sectors;
- Vantiva, a French company listed on Euronext Paris, with the sale of its Supply Chain Solutions business to funds managed by Variant Equity Advisors;
- Société BIC S.A. (EPA:BB) (BIC) on its €200 million acquisition of Tangle Teezer, a British company globally recognized for its vibrant, ergonomic detangling tools;
- A subsidiary of The Foschini Group with its acquisition of the entire share capital of White Stuff Group Limited;
- Lumen Technologies, on the sale of its EMEA business for US$1.8 billion to Colt Technology;
- Newmark Group, Inc., a US commercial real estate advisory and services firm listed on the NASDAQ on its acquisitions of (i) Gerald Eve LLP, a UK real estate advisory firm which operates from nine UK offices across multiple business lines and property types; and (ii) Harper Dennis Hobbs Holdings Limited, a market-leading real estate advisory firm based in London, in December 2019;
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK, in connection with its acquisition of EMACS, the developers of an award-winning bodyshop management system; of CAPS Consortium Ltd, which promotes data standardisation throughout the car industry through the CAPS Service; and Bodyshop Management Solutions Ltd, which designs, develops and maintains software products and hosts the CAPS Service;
- The founder of Boxpark, the retail, hospitality and leisure company, on the investment by mid-market private equity firm LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group;
- City Chic Collective Limited, on its acquisition (and subsequent disposal), of assets comprising the longstanding UK-based women’s plus sized clothing brand “Evans” from Evans Retail Limited (in administration);
- Tattarang Group, one of Australia’s largest private investment groups, on its acquisition of R.M. Williams, an Australian footwear and clothing company; and
- Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., (a leader in advanced wireless communications solutions) in connection with the acquisition of CommAgility Ltd (a developer of embedded signal processing and RF modules for 4G and 5G mobile network).
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