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General

Andrew Harris guides private equity firms, entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, portfolio companies, and management teams through complex financial and corporate transactions.

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With commercial, solutions-focused legal advice, he helps his clients achieve strategic growth, drive value and successfully close a range of M&amp;A transactions, including new platform deals, bolt-on acquisitions, management incentive programmes and exits.

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Andrew’s core practice encompasses structuring and negotiating share and asset purchases, company disposals, management buyouts/buy-ins, joint ventures and buy-and-build strategies. His practice spans both domestic and cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on the UK and Europe, delivering creative, business-focused, cost-eﬀective solutions to optimise outcomes.

His calm, strategic yet practical negotiation style often helps accelerate deal ﬂow and preserve value in high-pressure environments.

Before joining Vedder, Andrew served as London managing partner and as a private equity and M&amp;A partner at an Am Law 100 ﬁrm and as EMEA head of private equity at a top global law ﬁrm.

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Advised the majority shareholders of NewTerritory on its highly structured acquisition by U.S.-based company Geniant LLC, ensuring the seamless integration of the London brand experience studio into the group’s international operations.

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Structured and executed the divestiture of BigChange to Great Hill Partners and advised on the subsequent sale by the founder shareholders to Simpro Group, delivering cross-border SaaS transactions, in each case, in expedited timetables.

Handled the sale by Bregal Capital / EMK Capital of QA to CVC, achieving a landmark private equity exit recognized as Real Deal’s “Grand Prix Deal of the Year 2018” and “UK Mid-Cap Deal of the Year 2018.”

Advised EMK Capital on the secondary management buyout of outsourced recycling and resource management services business Reconomy Group.

Handled the original MBO of Williams Advanced Engineering by EMK Capital from Williams F1 and the subsequent £222 million cross-border sale to Fortescue Metals Group.

Represented EMK Capital in Stelrad Radiator Group’s dual-track complex exit valued at approximately £275 million, guiding it through the private sale auction.

Andrew B. Harris

Andrew B. Harris

Credentials

Education

Bar Admissions

Affiliations

Recognition

Insights & Events

Vedder Price Represents Jet Parts Engineering, a Portfolio Company of Vance Street Capital, in its Purchase of Percival Aviation

Vedder Price Advises on Sale of BigChange to Simpro Group

Vedder Price Named to IFLR1000 2024 Guides for Notable Firms and Practitioners

Vedder Price Recognized in Ishka 2023 Deal of the Year Award Winners

Andrew B. Harris

Credentials

Education

Bar Admissions

Affiliations

Recognition

Insights & Events

Vedder Price Represents Jet Parts Engineering, a Portfolio Company of Vance Street Capital, in its Purchase of Percival Aviation

Vedder Price Advises on Sale of BigChange to Simpro Group

Vedder Price Named to IFLR1000 2024 Guides for Notable Firms and Practitioners

Vedder Price Recognized in Ishka 2023 Deal of the Year Award Winners

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