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London, Manchester

- Advised Instem plc in connection with its c.£203 million recommended takeover by Ichor Management Limited, a company controlled by funds managed by Archimed SAS, implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement- Advised workplace savings and pensions fintech Cushon Group, in relation to NatWest Group plc’s acquisition of an 85% majority shareholding in Cushon for £144 million- Advised ECI Partners as selling shareholder on its sale of insurance broker The Clear Group to Goldman… Show more - Advised Instem plc in connection with its c.£203 million recommended takeover by Ichor Management Limited, a company controlled by funds managed by Archimed SAS, implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement- Advised workplace savings and pensions fintech Cushon Group, in relation to NatWest Group plc’s acquisition of an 85% majority shareholding in Cushon for £144 million- Advised ECI Partners as selling shareholder on its sale of insurance broker The Clear Group to Goldman Sachs - Advised Friend Media Technology Systems Limited in connection with its investment from NorthEdge Capital- Advised GB Group plc in connection with its £300 million placing and £5 million retail offer to part fund its $736 million acquisition of Acuant- Advised Aptamer Group plc on its £80.7 million AIM IPO Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Advised ECI Partners as a selling shareholder on the £600 million main market IPO of Auction Technology Group plc- Advised Polypipe Group plc in connection with its cash box placing to raise total gross proceeds of £120 million - Advised Hili Ventures in connection with its acquisition of NYSE listed Teekay Tankers’ global (excluding North America) oil and gas ship to ship transfer and terminal management support services business- Advised Kooth plc, the digital mental… Show more - Advised ECI Partners as a selling shareholder on the £600 million main market IPO of Auction Technology Group plc- Advised Polypipe Group plc in connection with its cash box placing to raise total gross proceeds of £120 million - Advised Hili Ventures in connection with its acquisition of NYSE listed Teekay Tankers’ global (excluding North America) oil and gas ship to ship transfer and terminal management support services business- Advised Kooth plc, the digital mental health and wellbeing provider, on its initial public offering and admission to trading on AIM (market capitalisation on admission £66 million)- Advised Studio Retail Group plc in connection with its proposed class 1 disposal of Findel Education Limited to the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation for £50 million Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

Group Legal Director of Pets at Home Group plc with operational management of the Group Legal Function. Experience included rebuilding the Group Legal Function to a team of 10 legal professionals providing in-house legal advice and support to the Group’s retail and veterinary businesses, advising on strategic acquisitions and joint ventures, implementing the Group’s GDPR compliance programme, providing legal support to the Group’s BREXIT planning initiatives and advising on the buy out of c.60… Show more Group Legal Director of Pets at Home Group plc with operational management of the Group Legal Function. Experience included rebuilding the Group Legal Function to a team of 10 legal professionals providing in-house legal advice and support to the Group’s retail and veterinary businesses, advising on strategic acquisitions and joint ventures, implementing the Group’s GDPR compliance programme, providing legal support to the Group’s BREXIT planning initiatives and advising on the buy out of c.60 joint venture veterinary practices as part of the Group’s recalibration of it’s vet business. Show less

Manchester, London, United Kingdom

Transaction experience includes: - Advised Heineken UK in connection with its acquisition of Punch Securitisation A, a portfolio of approximately 1,900 UK pubs owned by Punch Taverns (enterprise value £1.15 billion), conditional on completion of the recommended takeover of Punch Taverns by Vine Acquisitions- Advised Synergy Health in connection with its $1.9 billion takeover by STERIS Corporation - Advised Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed Ascendis Health in connection… Show more Transaction experience includes: - Advised Heineken UK in connection with its acquisition of Punch Securitisation A, a portfolio of approximately 1,900 UK pubs owned by Punch Taverns (enterprise value £1.15 billion), conditional on completion of the recommended takeover of Punch Taverns by Vine Acquisitions- Advised Synergy Health in connection with its $1.9 billion takeover by STERIS Corporation - Advised Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed Ascendis Health in connection with its €335 million acquisition of Remedica Holdings, Cyprus' leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company- Advised on the initial public offerings and admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market of Allied Minds (market capitalisation £398 million); ScS Group (market capitalisation £70 million) and PureTech Health (market capitalisation £363 million)- Advised Market Tech in connection with its placing on AIM to raise £200.7 million and step-up from AIM to the London Stock Exchange's main market (market capitalisation £881 million)-Advised Bonmarche in connection with its step-up from AIM to the London Stock Exchange's main market- Advised Etihad Airways in connection with its subscription to a €300 million eight per cent perpetual subordinated convertible guaranteed bond as part of a restructuring of airberlin plc- Advised boohoo.com in connection with its initial public offering and admission to trading on AIM (market capitalisation £560 million)- Advised Molson Coors in connection with the sale of its UK malt manufacturing business- Advised Andrew Industries in connection with the sale of its international filtration division to Lydall Inc. for US$83 million- Advised LDC in connection with the £62 million acquisition of four international trading divisions of United Technology Corporation to create Angus Fire- Advised Montagu Private Equity in connection with the sale of the GHD Group to Lion Capital Show less

London, United Kingdom

Transaction experience includes: - Advised Scott Wilson Group plc in connection with its £223 million takeover by URS Corporation- Advised interests of the Cosmen family in relation to its proposed (and subsequently aborted) £765 million takeover offer for National Express Group plc- Advised Entertainment One Ltd. in connection with its step up from AIM to the main market of the London Stock Exchange- Advised Lookers plc in connection with its firm placing and… Show more Transaction experience includes: - Advised Scott Wilson Group plc in connection with its £223 million takeover by URS Corporation- Advised interests of the Cosmen family in relation to its proposed (and subsequently aborted) £765 million takeover offer for National Express Group plc- Advised Entertainment One Ltd. in connection with its step up from AIM to the main market of the London Stock Exchange- Advised Lookers plc in connection with its firm placing and placing and open offer to raise c£80.1 million - Advised St. Modwen Properties plc in connection with its firm placing and placing and open offer to raise c£107.4 million- Advised Klesch & Company Ltd in connection with the purchase of the Heide oil refinery in Germany from Royal Dutch Shell plc - Advised Progress Rail Services Corporation (a member of the Caterpillar Inc. group of companies) in connection with the acquisition of the UK switches, crossings and related railway product manufacturing business of Balfour Beatty plc - Advised The Corporate Services Group plc on its merger with Carlisle Group Limited and the re-admission of a newly incorporated holding company to trading on AIM- Advised the major shareholders of Allport Group Limited in connection with the proposed sale of their respective stakes in the company to a Hong Kong purchaser Show less

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Legal Practice Course

Graduate Diploma In Law

Ba (Hons) First Class, History

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