Michael Miranda

• Founder of Aerotechnics, a civil aircraft maintenance business, on the majority investment by Graphite Capital
• Founder and management of Explore Learning, a leading provider of private after-school tuition in the UK, on the majority investment by Graphite Capital*
• Management, on the sale of Phase Eight, the women’s clothing retailer, to Towerbrook Capital Partners*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

• Mitratech Holdings,
  • on its acquisition of ClusterSeven, creating an industry-first data privacy and information governance suite
  • on its acquisition of CMO Software, a provider of governance risk and compliance software
• Carpenter Technology Corporation, on its acquisition of LPW Technology, a leading UK based developer and supplier of metal powder solutions in the additive manufacturing sector 
• Eventbrite, the leading ticketing and event technology platform, on its acquisition of Ticketscript, one of Europe’s largest self-service ticketing providers
• First Names, a global trust and corporate services provider, on its acquisitions of Temmes Management Services, Mercator Trust and Seymour Trust*
• JTC Group, an offshore trust services business, on its acquisition of Kleinwort Bensen’s Fund Administration business in the Channel Islands and South Africa*
• Skrill, the global online payments business, on its acquisition of paysafecard.com, a provider of prepaid vouchers that enable consumers to shop online*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

• Canopy Growth on its sale of This Works, a sleep, skincare and wellness brand, to Inspirit Capital
• Bregal Sagemount,
  • on its significant growth equity investment in Bradford Airport Logistics, a leading provider of advanced logistics services to airports and other transportation hubs through its proprietary CRDC model
  • on its growth equity investment in Enhesa, a leading global provider of regulatory and sustainability intelligence
  • on its sale of Options Technology, a leading provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global financial services sector
• Bregal Milestone,
  • on its investment in CUBE, an automated regulatory intelligence provider
  • on its investment in Redstor, a category-leading data management and SaaS protection company headquartered in the UK
  • on its investment in Basware, a global source-to-pay software provider listed on Nasdaq Helsinki
  • on its investment in ePassi, a provider of B2B payments based in Finland and Sweden
  • on its investment in Epipoli, a leading provider of gift cards and customer engagement services in Italy
  • on its investment in Arkphire, the IT solutions provider based in Ireland and the UK
• Graphite Capital,
  • on its £428 million sale of U-POL, an automotive repair and refinishing products provider, to Axalta Coating Systems
  • on its sale of Park Holidays, the UK holiday park business, to Caledonia Investments*
  • on its sale of Kurt Geiger, the luxury shoe retailer*
  • on its acquisition of U-Pol, an automotive refinish products provider*
• Wavecrest Growth Partners,
  • on its investment in HICX, a supplier experience management provider
  • along with co-investor Abry Partners, on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Pole Star Space Applications, a SaaS provider of regulatory and compliance maritime technology servicing a range of financial institutions, governments and shipping companies
• G Square Healthcare Private Equity,
  • on its acquisition of Dental Care Group, a clinical-led dentistry business
  • on its acquisition of the Keys Group, a private care and education provider for children and young people in the UK
• Partners Group, on its acquisition of Key Retirement Group, a UK-based retirement and financial planning specialist, from Phoenix Equity Partners
• JMI Equity,
  • on its investment in CoreHR, an Irish technology business that provides cloud-based human capital management and payroll software
  • on its investment in Avecto, a UK software company specialising in endpoint security
• Risk Capital, ICG Enterprise Trust and management on the sale of The Laine Pub Company, a UK pubs, bars and brewery business, to Vine Acquisitions, backed by Patron Capital and May Capital
• Inflexion Private Equity, on its acquisition of Royal & Sun Alliance‘s engineering inspection and consultancy division (now British Engineering Services)*
• CBPE Capital, on its investment in ARGC, one of the world’s most successful IVF clinics*
• ECI Partners, on its acquisition of Citation, a leading provider of HR and employment law, health & safety, and ISO services to UK businesses*
• A global asset management company, on its acquisition of Georg Jensen, the Danish luxury retailer*
• LeapFrog Investments, on its investment in WorldRemit, the international money transfer business

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.