A counsel in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group, Hein Visser brings a specialized expertise to financial investors navigating complex transactions. With a focus on buyouts, growth equity, minority investments and strategic exits, he provides comprehensive guidance to clients across the investment lifecycle. Throughout his career, Hein has established himself as a trusted advisor to leading private equity sponsors and corporate clients, advising on a diverse range of transactions including cross-border acquisitions, disposals, corporate restructurings, and public company matters. His practice also encompasses general corporate and commercial advisory.
Prior to establishing his practice in the United Kingdom, Hein worked at a prestigious South African law firm. He also completed a year-long secondment at Bain Capital from September 2023 to August 2024.
- General Atlantic as a lead investor in a $365 million strategic growth investment in Hostaway
- Bain Capital:
- on its £1.25bn sale of Zellis*
- on its €1.5 billion acquisition of Eleda*
- on its sale of Bugaboo*
- on its acquisition, together with Nextalia, of Deltatre
- on its €1.7 billion acquisition of Valeo Foods
- and its portfolio company, Kantar, on the carve-out and sale of Kantar Health
- PSG on the $300 million sale of Nomentia
- PSP, together with Bain Capital, on the restructuring of Wittur
- Providence Equity Partners:
- on the £524 million take private, together with Searchlight Capital, of the London stock exchange listed Hyve Group plc
- on its £300 million acquisition of Node 4
- and its portfolio company, Node 4, on its acquisition of TNP
- Sun Capital Partners on its $540 million sale of the C&K group
- OMERS Private Equity on its £820 million acquisition of Alexander Mann
- Advent International:
- on the $3 billion merger of the TSG and Clearent groups.
- on the initial public offering and listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange of Equiniti, and Equiniti, on its rights issue
- Ellerman Group on the sale of the Ritz Hotel and related operations
- Lee Equity Partners on the acquisition of the McLarens group
- H/2 Capital Partners on creditor, corporate and restructuring matters relating to the Four Seasons Health Care group
- Exide on its $560 million credit bid sale of its European and rest of world business to its noteholders
- Westinghouse on the $4.6 billion sale of its global business
- the ad hoc committee of senior secured noteholders on the restructuring of Edcon
- technology companies on growth, funding and minority investment matters
- General Electric on:
- the European aspects of its $6.9 billion sale of its fleet businesses to Element Financial Corporation and Arval Service Lease S.A.
- the European aspects of its sale of its global Commercial Distribution Finance business as part of its $32 billion sale of its CDF and North American Vendor Finance and Corporate Finance platforms to Wells Fargo & Co.
* denotes matters which Hein advised on while on secondment.
