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Akin Advises Carlyle on €800 Million Strategic Investment in Your.World

January 31, 2025

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(London) – Akin advised Carlyle on its strategic investment, alongside Ares Management Credit Funds (Ares), in leading European online solutions provider, Your.World.

Your.World received €800 million in long-term partnership capital in the form of preferred equity from Carlyle and Ares.

The Akin team was led by private equity partner David Sewell and corporate partner Vance Chapman with corporate counsel Charlotte Lennon and Jing Ng. Additional support was provided by private equity partner Stephen Brown, finance partner Chris Parrott, tax partner Matthew Durward-Thomas and antitrust & international competition partner Davina Garrod.

Further information on the transaction can be found here.

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

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