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Alexandra Poland

Alexandra Poland

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Alexandra is a senior counsel in the Private Equity group. Alexandra has experience advising private equity sponsors on a variety of transactions including buyouts and disposals, both domestically and cross border.  Alexandra also advises management teams on buyout transactions and equity plans and acts on general M&A transactions for private equity portfolio companies and other private companies.

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Equity capital markets
M&A
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Buy-out & buy-in transactions
Exit strategies (private equity)
Management participation schemes
A guide to transatlantic M&A for US buyers

A guide to transatlantic M&A for US buyers

A comprehensive guide to acquiring a business based in the UK or Europe. 

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Founders Exit Guide

Selling your business: a guide for founders and management teams

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CV

Since 2025 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2019 Associate, DLA Piper
2013 - 2015 Trainee solicitor, DLA Piper
2015 Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales
2012 LLB, College of Law
2012 Legal Practice Course, College of Law
2011 Graduate Diploma in Law, College of Law
2010 BA (Hons) American Studies, University of Manchester
2009 Study abroad exchange programme, The University of Maryland, USA

Career

Since 2025 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2019 Associate, DLA Piper
2013 - 2015 Trainee solicitor, DLA Piper

Education

2015 Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales
2012 LLB, College of Law
2012 Legal Practice Course, College of Law
2011 Graduate Diploma in Law, College of Law
2010 BA (Hons) American Studies, University of Manchester
2009 Study abroad exchange programme, The University of Maryland, USA

Experience

Advising Synthon CEO and management team

We have advised the CEO and management team of Synthon, a global pharmaceutical company focusing on generic drugs, on its sale by BC Partners to Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Goldman Sachs).

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Alexandra Poland
Kayla Sinclair

Advising Sullivan Street Partners on its sale of Tivoli

We have advised Sullivan Street Partners, a UK-based mid-market buy-out specialist, on its sale of grounds maintenance company Tivoli to the Nurture Group.

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Alexandra Poland
Kayla Sinclair

Rutland delivers 6.6x returns on market leading infrastructure services provider sale

We've advised long standing client Rutland Partners on its sale of JSM Group (JSM) to TowerBrook Capital Partners. With this transaction Rutland Fund III realises a return of over 6.6x (73% IRR) on the Fund's investment.

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Alexandra Poland

Advising Chambers in £400 million sale to Abry Partners

We have advised the management team of Chambers and Partners on the sale of Inflexion's investment in the firm to Abry Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm headquartered in North America.

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Suzy Davis
Alexandra Poland
Kayla Sinclair
Graham Samuel-Gibbon
Claire Matthews
Sally Robertson
Elliot Michaelson Taylor
Siân Skelton

Supporting Inflexion's sale of Xtrac

We advised leading mid-market private equity firm Inflexion, and the group's senior management team, on the sale of Xtrac, a market-leading manufacturer of transmissions systems for the motorsport and high-performance sectors.

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James Goold
Alexandra Poland
Alex Walker
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Supporting Inflexion's partnership with TC Group

We advised leading mid-market private equity firm Inflexion on its investment into Accountancy Age's ‘Top 30’ firm, TC Group, a provider of accountancy and taxation services to UK SMEs.

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James Goold
Alexandra Poland
Sarah Wallace

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