Francesca Messina

Managing Associate
Francesca helps clients close deals and achieve their growth strategies.
Francesca helps clients close deals and achieve their growth strategies.

About

Francesca is a pragmatic and approachable lawyer. Since joining Stevens & Bolton in 2011, she has over a decade of experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity investments (acting for both investors and investees) and complex company reorganisations, and has cultivated significant expertise in acting for repeat acquirers (buy and build).

Her practice spans the financial services, insurance, technology and the education / early years sectors, which is a particular focus.

A great communicator and relationship-builder, Francesca has established herself as a reliable and trusted advisor. She has a readiness to navigate legal complexities, negotiate terms, and facilitate transactions to ensure that business objectives are met efficiently and effectively.

She is a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion committee which is an area she is personally passionate about.

Expertise
Corporate advisory Corporate transactions Franchising Technology

Experience

  • Recent work
    • Advising on acquisitions of numerous day care nurseries for repeat acquirer Bright Stars Nurseries;
    • Advising on acquisitions of special needs and alternative education schools for Melrose Education;
    • Advising on the set up and acquisitions for early years platform, ICP Educare;
    • Advising on acquisitions of numerous insurance brokers for repeat acquirer Stackhouse Poland;
    • Working on the sale of PE backed insurance broker Stackhouse Poland to Gallagher;
    • Acting on the sale of Eden Training Solutions to SEG Group
  • Advising on acquisitions of numerous day care nurseries for repeat acquirer Bright Stars Nurseries;
  • Advising on acquisitions of special needs and alternative education schools for Melrose Education;
  • Advising on the set up and acquisitions for early years platform, ICP Educare;
  • Advising on acquisitions of numerous insurance brokers for repeat acquirer Stackhouse Poland;
  • Working on the sale of PE backed insurance broker Stackhouse Poland to Gallagher;
  • Acting on the sale of Eden Training Solutions to SEG Group
Clients want us to come up with solutions, not more problems. I believe in being proactive and action-orientated in order to help clients complete their projects and ultimately achieve their strategic goals.

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