International legal practice Norton Rose LLP is advising long standing client ValueAct Capital on its proposed joint offer with CVC Capital Partners Limited for Misys Plc.
Misys Plc is a leading application software and services provider, currently listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of GBP1.1 billion.
ValueAct Capital, with more than USD7 billion in investments and offices in San Francisco and Boston, seeks to make active strategic-block value investments in a limited number of companies. The Principals have demonstrated expertise in sourcing investments in companies they believe to be fundamentally undervalued and then working with management and the company’s board to implement strategies that generate superior returns for all shareholders.
ValueAct Capital is the largest current shareholder in Misys Plc.
The Norton Rose LLP team is led by London partners Sean Murphy (pictured), Paul Whitelock and Julian Stanier, assisted by Fiona Millington, Sarah McKellar and Victoria Birch.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is acting for CVC Capital Partners Limited, and Allen & Overy is acting for Misys Plc.
