Macfarlanes has advised Ares Capital on providing a unitranche package to support a deal which sees private equity firm Inflexion partnering with Auctus Industries to acquire manufacturing business Shimtech Industries from Bridgepoint Development Capital.

The Macfarlanes team was led by finance partner Bronwen Jones.  Finance partner Chris Lawrence acted for Lloyds Bank plc as the revolving lender.

Bronwen Jones commented: "It was great to support Ares on this successful acquisition by Inflexion.  It was a very time pressured transaction which needed all sides to be innovative and pragmatic in equal measure."