Anne Stroude

Anne Stroude is an associate in Goodwin’s Private Equity group. Anne advises on a range of private equity transactions with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private capital investments, and management equity plans. Anne has experience across a variety of industries, including software, technology, healthcare, insurance, and infrastructure.

Anne’s representative experience includes:

• TA Associates together with Warburg Pincus on their investment in Epassi, a leading digital payments provider for employee benefits
• TA Associates together with Warburg Pincus, alongside the Epassi Group, on their agreement to acquire the Exercite Group, a leading B2B fitness platform providing employee health and fitness benefit solutions to corporate customers
• Forterro, a portfolio company of Partners Group
  • on its bolt-on acquisition of Proffix Software, a Swiss software provider offering integrated ERP solutions to multiple sectors
  • on its bolt-on acquisition of Abas Business Solutions, a reseller of Forterro products
• Accel-KKR
  • and its portfolio company, PayProp, on its merger with Reapit to create a leading property technology solution provider delivering greater value and innovation to estate and letting agents worldwide
  • on its bolt-on acquisition via an indirect portfolio company, Navtor, of Voyager a navigation services and solutions provider primarily operating in the shipping space
  • on its acquisition of Symfonia, a provider of ERP and payroll software solutions for SMEs in Poland
  • on its investment in PayProp, a leading processor of rental payments for the property management industry
  • on a significant growth investment in Masabi, the ticketing innovations company
• Canopy Growth on its sale of This Works, a sleep, skincare and wellness brand, to Inspirit Capital
• Family shareholders of Fedrigoni on their reinvestment in the Italian specialty paper producer alongside Bain Capital and BC Partners
• Alliance, a portfolio company of Ampersand, on its acquisition of DDS, a contract research organisation
• The management team of Forterro on the €1 billion sale of Forterro to Partners Group
• The founder of GlobalWebIndex (GWI) in respect of $180 million series B investment, by Permira Funds
• ODLO International, a Swiss performance brand in Monte Rosa Capital’s portfolio, on its agreement to acquire British sailing brand, Henri-Lloyd
• EQT-backed Cerba Healthcare on its agreement to acquire specialized contract research organization Viroclinics from Summit Partners
• A leading British private equity firm on its acquisition of insurance intermediary PIB Group*
• A leading US investment firm on the acquisition of, and co-investor arrangements related to, UK-headquartered video games developer Jagex*
• A leading US software investor and its portfolio company on their acquisitions of workforce management software provider Mitrefinch and time management software provider Tikit*
• A consortium of private equity firms on their take private of Inmarsat Plc, as well as the associated consortium and management incentive arrangements*
• A leading US software investment firm on
• the management equity arrangements related to the acquisition of airline and travel software provider Accelya*
• the disposal of Advanced, one of the UK’s largest software companies*
• the acquisition of work management software provider Allocate*
• A leading US distressed investment firm on the carve-out and disposal of the French, Spanish, and Italian operations of stationary retailer Staples*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Anne was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in London. Before joining Kirkland & Ellis, Anne completed her training contract at Slaughter and May.

• Co-Author, “Coming from America (Real Deals),” Real Deals Media, February 2022