A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of two historic firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets.
This combination creates a new kind of law firm, one built to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients on their most complex, multijurisdictional matters – everywhere in the world. A firm that advises at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business and that is unrivalled in its global strength.
Our clients benefit from the collective experience of teams who work with many of the world’s most influential companies and institutions, and have a history of precedent-setting innovations.
Together our lawyers advise more than a third of NYSE-listed businesses, a fifth of the NASDAQ and a notable proportion of the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext, Euronext Paris and the Tokyo and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
Providence Equity Partners has secured financing for its acquisition of Hometrack, a leading provider of residential real estate digital valuation and property risk data in the UK and Netherlands. The investment will support continued innovation and produ
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A&O Shearman has advised Providence Equity Partners
L.L.C. (“Providence”), a specialist private equity firm
focused on media, communications and education, on the financing
for its agreement to acquire Hometrack, a leading provider of
residential real estate digital valuation and property risk data
and analytics in the UK and Netherlands.
Hometrack’s data informs critical decision making for
participants within the residential real estate asset class
including financial services, public and private property investors
and insurers.
Working alongside Hometrack's management team, Providence
will support continued investment in innovation, product
development and customer service as the business builds on its
market-leading position.
A&O Shearman also recently advised Providence on the
financing for its significant investment in SCG, a leading UK
provider of communications, connectivity, and IT services for small
and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).
A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of two historic firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets.
This combination creates a new kind of law firm, one built to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients on their most complex, multijurisdictional matters – everywhere in the world. A firm that advises at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business and that is unrivalled in its global strength.
Our clients benefit from the collective experience of teams who work with many of the world’s most influential companies and institutions, and have a history of precedent-setting innovations.
Together our lawyers advise more than a third of NYSE-listed businesses, a fifth of the NASDAQ and a notable proportion of the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext, Euronext Paris and the Tokyo and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
