Norton Rose Fulbright advises Ancient on strategic investment in Burgess

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Ancient, a long-term investor in unique and enduring businesses across both specialty finance and specialised services, on its strategic investment in Burgess, a superyacht brokerage and management firm.

Burgess was founded in 1975 by Nigel Burgess and led since 1992 by CEO Jonathan Beckett. It operates globally with 18 offices in key yachting hubs including London, Monaco, New York and Miami, as well as Asia and the Middle East.

The cross-border Norton Rose Fulbright team advising Ancient on this investment was co-led by partners Joshua Cohen (investment funds, Chicago) and Jamal Tuhin (corporate – private equity, London), with partners Dominic Stuttaford (tax, London), Matthew Findley (incentives, London), Jonathan Herbst (financial services, London), Christopher Akinrele (banking, London), James Lacey (corporate, New York), David Gallai (employment, New York) and Michael Flamenbaum (tax, New York).

The team also included counsel Ben Wright (employment, London) and Michael Born (financial services, Frankfurt); senior associates Sofia Casselbrant-Multala (tax, London), Barbara Gaffey (incentives, London) and Joe Bamford (financial services, London); and associates Angus-Graham Watson (corporate, London), Saad Ali (corporate, London), Maria Zeber (corporate, London), Hobz De Caux (corporate, London), Amiya Doabia (tax, London), Katharine Wadia (incentives, London), Giota Skiathiti (financial services, London), Saara Alimahomed (financial services, London), Emily Bailey (employment, London), Molly Stuart (banking, London), Andre Hartmann (corporate, Frankfurt) and Ashley Asanjarani (corporate, New York).

Jamal Tuhin commented:

“It was a pleasure to advise our client Ancient on this landmark transaction. Burgess is a world-class company with deep heritage and global reach. This deal reflects the increasing convergence of luxury, lifestyle and private capital, and we’re proud to have played a role in bringing it together.”

“This was an intricate transaction involving a wide range of disciplines and cross-border collaboration with colleagues across our firm, which demonstrates the strength and breadth of our practice. We congratulate Ancient on this significant investment and look forward to continuing to advise on similarly market-shaping deals in the future.”

Norton Rose Fulbright’s global corporate, M&A and securities practice advises private equity sponsors, corporations and other financial institutions across the full spectrum of industry matters, including public takeovers, private M&A, joint ventures, disposals, debt and equity capital markets, governance, general commercial and corporate advisory matters.