People
Iqra Anees
Biography
Iqra’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border private mergers and acquisitions, exits, carve-outs, joint ventures, strategic and private equity transactions, and corporate governance matters.
Iqra advises both strategic corporate and private equity clients across a variety of sectors, and has experience drafting transaction documents, conducting due diligence and providing general corporate advice. She has a global and commercial perspective, having worked in the firm’s London and New York offices.
Practice areas
- M and A JVs and corporate reorganizations
- Corporate and M&A
Selected experience
- Element Materials Technology on the carve-out and sale of certain parts of its auditing, inspection and certification business to Kiwa N.V.
- Bridgepoint on its reinvestment in Kyriba at a valuation of over USD 3 billion.
- Bridgepoint on the sale of Element Materials Technology to Temasek for USD 7 billion.
- Bridgepoint on its acquisition of Inspired Thinking Group.
- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. on its USD 2.7 billion acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network.
- RHI Magnesita N.V., a global refractories manufacturer, on its strategic acquisition of Resco Products, Inc. from Balmoral Funds.
- Sage Software, Inc. on its acquisition of Criterion Inc.
- Celanese Corporation on its global reorganisation prior to the divestiture of its Micromax business to Element Solutions.
- WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., a Nasdaq listed company, on its acquisition of McGrath RentCorp., a leading business-to-business rental company based in Livermore, California, for $3.8 billion in cash and stock.
- Audiotonix, a former Ardian portfolio company, on its acquisition of Slate Digital, one of the world’s leading software plug-in developers for audio creation and production.
Admissions
- Admitted in England & Wales
- Admitted to New York bar, 2026