About

I have significant experience of high value cross-border M&A transactions as well as a strong reputation for venture capital and private equity work. As well as acting for both buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions, I often advise institutional investors and management teams on prominent regional and national venture capital and private equity deals.

I have advised clients across various different sectors but have particular experience in the technology, energy and financial services sectors.

I was awarded Corporate Rising Star across the North of England at the 2024 Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and I am also ranked as a Next Generation Partner.

I am an avid traveller and my vast network of overseas clients and contacts gives me the opportunity to explore different cities and learn more about different cultures.

I also love to play (and watch) sport and have recently taken up Padel which I enjoy playing regularly with clients and contacts.

Experience

Mergers & acquisitions

  • Drafting and negotiating UK and cross-border share sale agreements and asset purchase agreements, with vast experience acting for both buyers and sellers
  • Advising on complex issues including restrictive covenants, warranties and indemnities, purchase price mechanics (such as locked box or completion accounts) and earn outs
  • Undertaking and facilitating legal due diligence and disclosure exercises
  • Project managing transactions which often involves liaising with corporate finance and other advisers, both in the UK and abroad

Venture capital & private equity

  • Advising institutional investors on venture capital and private equity deals across the country
  • Assisting founders and management teams to secure funding and navigating the complexities of venture capital and private equity financing
  • Working with high growth, disruptive businesses looking to reinvent a market or undertake an aggressive consolidation strategy

Corporate

  • Drafting and negotiating bespoke shareholder and joint venture agreements
  • Advising on corporate governance for private limited companies
  • Advising corporations on reorganisations and share buybacks

Services

Sectors