Stevens & Bolton’s corporate team has, along with Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, advised US private equity firm Guidepost Growth Equity (Guidepost) on its £42m investment in Kaizen Regtech Group Limited (Kaizen) and its subsidiaries.
Founded in 2013 the Kaizen group is a leading provider of subscription-based regulatory reporting and compliance software for Tier 1 financial institutions. The investment will be used to accelerate product development, invest in go-to-market initiatives, expand in North America, and enhance its award-winning compliance technology.
Keith Syson of Stevens & Bolton commented “It has been a pleasure working alongside both the Guidepost and Choate teams and wish Guidepost and the Kaizen Group every success for the future”.
The Stevens & Bolton team was led by corporate partner Keith Syson with support from corporate associates Helen Ryan and David Draper, and included a multi-disciplinary team across the firm’s corporate tax, commercial, intellectual property, and employment teams. Norton Rose Fulbright LLP acted as lead counsel for Kaizen and its founder with Raymond James providing corporate finance advice for the transaction and Liberty Corporate Finance, Alvarez Marsal, and Crosslake providing additional advisory services.
Keith Syson