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I am a corporate lawyer experienced in dealing with all aspects of corporate legal work, including private company M&A, public takeovers, fundraisings and IPOs, joint ventures and reorganisations.I have particular experience advising on transactions in the media, communications, technology and betting and gaming sectors.Recent transactions include advising:- Instant Win Gaming, the leading supplier of online instant win games, on its sale of a 70% interest to multi-national lottery operator Allwyn;- the Anzo Group on the sale of iGaming content supplier, Roxor Gaming, to Aristocrat Leisure, the global gaming technology company;- the LiveScore Group, the sports media and online gaming operator, on a £50m strategic investment from Ringier AG, valuing the company at £500m;- the Pragmatic Group, the online betting and gaming group, on their entry into an exclusive multi-year partnership with DAZN Group to establish DAZNBet;- RAW iGaming, the B2B casino content developer, on its acquisition of games studio, Leander Games;- Avid Gaming, the owner of Sports Interaction, Canada's leading online sports betting brand, on its CAD$300m sale to Entain plc;- ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to mid sized SMEs, on its £160m strategic investment in the company from Wafra Capital Partners;- Geocomply, the global leader in geolocation compliance technology, on its minority investment from Blackstone Growth and Atairos;- Reward, the customer engagement platform for banks and retailers across Europe and the Middle East, on its minority investment from Verisk Analytics Inc.;- the Gamesys Group, the leading online gaming group, and its majority shareholders on its c.£490m sale to JPJ Group plc and pre-sale carve out of its sports betting and games content business;- NetEnt on its £223 million acquisition of Red Tiger Gaming;- Bede Gaming, the online gaming platform, on its sale of a majority stake to the Gauselmann Group;- The Rank Group plc on its acquisition of the YoBingo Group, a leading Spanish online casino and bingo business, for up to EUR 52m;- Intellectual Property & Software Limited on the sale of its online casino business to LeoVegas for GBP 65m;- the Gamesys Group on the acquisition of Livescore, a global sports media publisher;- AIM quoted online gaming group, 32Red plc, on the £175.6m recommended cashoffer by Kindred Group plc; and- the Gamesys Group on the sale of its Jackpotjoy, Starspins and Botemania real money and social gaming business to The Intertain Group, for £425.8 million, plus an earn out.

Listed skills include Mergers And Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Corporate Law, Private Equity, and 7 others.