International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Inflexion Private Equity on its buyout of Alston Elliot, the data-driven live sports broadcast graphics solutions provider. The capital investment will allow Alston Elliot to continue its expansion into new markets, and Inflexion will leverage its in-house digital expertise to help Alston Elliot build out valuable new innovations for its customers.

Taylor Wessing partner James Goold, who led on the transaction with support from senior associate Suzy Penney and associate Jerome Kennedy said:

“We are very pleased to have helped Inflexion with another successful buyout.  Alston Elliot is a great business satisfying sports lovers’ ever increasing demand for live sports information and statistics in a really exciting space.  We wish them the best of luck in going from strength to strength.”

Tim Smallbone, Head of Enterprise at Inflexion, said:

“We are excited to be working with such an experienced management team in a dynamic market segment. Alston Elliot has built a high quality offering and an enviable reputation with some of the world’s leading broadcasters. We look forward to working with the team to help broaden the service offering, expand into other sports and build the international business.  We are grateful to the Taylor Wessing team for the invaluable support they have provided on this deal.”

This is Taylor Wessing’s third completed deal for Inflexion in the past nine months. In September 2017, the firm advised Inflexion on its buyout of Virgin Experience Days, and in March it advised on Inflexion’s investment in IT consultancy outsourcing business K2 Partnering Solutions.