I’m a partner in our corporate transactions team and the head of our corporate division. I work with businesses to help them achieve their growth strategies.
I have more than 25 years experience of working with businesses in London and the south east on a full range of corporate and advisory matters.
Many of the clients I work with are in the insurance sector where I advise businesses on their growth strategies and business owners on the sale of their business.
I have developed a reputation for working with large shareholder groups who often have diverse or conflicting interests to help deliver sales or exits.
I am ranked in the leading legal directory, Chambers and Partners, for 2022.
Areas of expertise:
- Advisory and governance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity
- Insolvency and restructuring
Qualifications and memberships
- Qualified in September 1997
My experience
Advised an insurance and compliance business on its set up, funding and ongoing buy and build strategy.
Advised a substantial family-owned tyre distribution business on governance, structure and acquisitions. Then worked with the shareholder group to manage their diverse interests.
Advised a national leisure park owner on multiple acquisitions of leisure parks across the country.
Advised a hydrogen energy startup on its structure, protection of IP and funding (seed, series 1 and series 2 investment rounds); series 2 raising £26 million.
Advised an insurance broking business on multiple acquisitions and the shareholder on the sale of the business to private equity as well as his rollover investment and its realisation.
Advised a specialist logistics business on its restructuring, divestment of non-core businesses and then its shareholders on their sale of a minority interest to private equity.