Rohan Jerath

About Rohan Jerath

Rohan is a Senior Associate in our Global Transactions practice group and advises on commercial, intellectual property, technology and data matters.

Rohan advises corporates and private capital sponsors on a wide range of transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, carve-outs, joint ventures, collaborations, licensing, outsourcing and other complex commercial contracts. He has a particular focus on the technology and media sectors.

During his time at Freshfields, Rohan has been seconded to our New York office and developed the Freshfields sports site. Rohan is also a Trustee on the Board of The Charleston Trust.

Recent work

Technology, media and sport

• Advising DAZN on its:
  • acquisition of global sports media businesses, Eleven Sports and Team Whistle.
  • strategic partnership, and brand licence, with Pragmatic to launch DAZNBET, an online betting service.
  • carve-out and sale of Goal.com, Spox and VoetbalZone football website 'portal' businesses.
  • sale of DAZN Player, its proprietary video player and advertising business.
• Advising CVC Capital Partners on its investments in:
  
  • Premiership Rugby, the English professional rugby union competition.
  • PRO14 Rugby, an international professional rugby union competition.
  • Aleph Holding, an enabler of digital advertising and partner to all major social media companies.
  • Webpros, a provider of web hosting automation software and services.
  • Acronis, a provider of cyber protection, backup and disaster recovery services.
  • System C and Graphnet Health, providers of population management software for the health sector.
  • Odevo, a provider of property management software and tech-enabled property management services.
• Advising OSN on its acquisition a majority stake in Anghami, a music and audio media streaming business.
• Advising Cinven and OTPPB on the combination of internet services providers, group.ONE and dogado group.
• Advising Lloyd's Register on its:
  • acquisition of OneOcean, a supplier of voyage compliance, safety and environmental technology solutions.
  • carve-out and sale of its business assurance, inspection and cybersecurity technology business.
• Advising Art UK on the launch of its joint venture, Museum Data Service, a platform for sharing UK art records.
• Advising Pocket Angel on the launch of its mobile application for digital donation to homeless causes.

Financial services and fintech

• Advising Warburg Pincus on its acquisition of Specialist Risk Group, an insurance intermediary.
• Advising CVC Capital Partners on its acquisition of DIF Capital Partners, a European infrastructure manager.
• Advising TCV on its role leading a £100M Series C investment in Allica Bank, an SME-focussed fintech bank.
• Advising RiverStone on its acquisition of Catalina Insurance Ireland, an Irish insurance company.
• Advising Eurobank of its collaboration with, and Series B investment in, Plum Fintech, a 'smart' money business.
• Advising J.P. Morgan on its investment in Viva Wallet, a fintech cloud payments business.
• Advising Goldman Sachs on its €1.6B acquisition of NN Investment Partners, a European asset manager.

Life sciences

• Advising CVC Capital Partners on its investment in Rayner, an ophthalmology business.
• Advising Thermo Fisher on its €725M acquisition of Henogen, a vaccines and viral vector manufacturer.
• Advising Recordati on its €750M acquisition of EUSA Pharma, a treatment developer for oncological diseases.
• Advising Smiths Medical on its negotiations with the UK Government's Cabinet Office, and creation of a consortium with companies including Rolls Royce, GKN Aerospace and McLaren, in connection with the emergency ramp-up, manufacture and supply of ambulatory ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Energy and industrials 

• Advising SSE on its:
  • £500M carve-out and sale of its domestic retail energy business.
  • £1.4B sale of a minority stake in its energy transmission business.
• Advising General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero on its investment in ABB E-mobility, an EV infrastructure business.
• Advising Saint-Gobain on its $1bn acquisition of Fosroc, a global construction chemicals business.
• Advising UPS on its acquisition of Bomi Group, a multinational healthcare logistics provider.

Retail and consumer

• Advising Compass on its £475M acquisition of CH&Co, a UK and Irish catering business.
• Advising Stock Spirits on its acquisition of the Clan Campbell whisky brand and related supply arrangements.
• Advising Teneo on its acquisition of Tulchan Communications, a PR and communications advisory firm.
• Advising Fuller, Smith & Turner on its £250M carve-out and sale of its brewery and beer brands business.
• Advising CVC Capital Partners on its €1.6B sale of the Etraveli Group, a provider of innovative travel solutions.