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Recent experience includes:• Acting for the sellers on the sale of Acteol, the UK’s leading provider of customer relationship management software, to The Access Group.• Acting for Ladbrokes Coral on betting shop acquisitions and disposals.• Acting for the sellers on a share sale disposal of their company operating a South West based franchise, including related franchise transfer.• Acting for the sellers of a medical devices manufacturing company.• Acting for various companies and management teams on early, follow-on and later stage investments, including those in the tech sector.• Acting for The Consulting Room on the sale of its UK Hydrafacial distribution business.• Acting for the sellers on the disposal of a concrete and aggregates company.• Acting for sellers on company share sales relating to veterinary practices, including the sale of Emersons Green Veterinary Surgery to IVC.• Dealing with capital reduction demergers to extract non-core assets.• Acting on disposal of IT Solutions 4 Business Limited to a private equity backed trade buyer, after previously acting on strategic acquisition of a complementary IT support business.• Advising on arrangements for reorganisations of shareholdings both by way of company buyback of shares, reduction of capital and various internal group transfers.• Assisting on the acquisition of Mitre Linen for our client Nisbets Plc.• Acting for Hackajob Ltd on its early stage investments by lead investor Downing Ventures alongside co-investors the London Co-Investment Fund and Potential VC.• Acting for a fast growing technology company on acquisitions, commercial arrangements, joint venture prospects and strategic corporate advice.• Acting for a food group on the disposal of a distribution company subsidiary alongside associated distribution arrangements.• Advising on disposal of 50% stake in Futura Foods UK to Danish dairy company Nordex Foods.

Paul was a partner in the corporate team specialising in M&A, general corporate matters, joint ventures and group reorganisations. He was also experienced in private equity, including MBOs and MBIs.Paul was part of the firm's energy group and acted on a number of renewable energy projects, including joint venture arrangements and investments (including wind, energy from waste, solar, biomass and hydro). He had particular experience in the acquisition and disposal of onshore and offshore wind farm projects.Paul also also had extensive experience on transactions in the hospitality and leisure industry, with particular expertise in those involving multiple site portfolios involving betting shops and other licensed premises.Experience included:• acting for a Bristol based mobile and internet business on a first round equity investment• advising West Coast Energy on joint venture arrangements in respect of various on-shore wind farm developments • acting for Coral Racing on over 50 share and business transactions (both multi and single site acquisitions)• negotiating a joint venture agreement for the development of a portfolio of energy from waste projects• advising Copart, Inc's UK subsidiary Copart UK Limited on its acquisition of D Hales Limited • advising Npower Renewables Limited on its acquisition of 50% of Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited • advising Pebble Hotels on the acquisition by Pebble of hotels from Punch Taverns including associated shareholder arrangements• assisting Countrywide Farmers plc on a series of business transactions for the acquisition of country retail stores as part of its ongoing growth strategy• advising one of the UK's Research Council's on a shareholders' and joint venture agreement in relation to a joint venture development and ongoing research operation on one of its sites.Paul was recognised as a leader in his field of corporate finance by Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2011 and 2012.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Medieval And Modern History

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