
I am a partner in the Corporate team at Paris Smith. I enjoy taking a commercial and constructive approach to getting deals done quickly and efficiently.
My main practice areas include:
- corporate acquisitions and disposals;
- corporate fundraisings;
- private equity;
- MBOs and similar transactions;
- corporate restructures; and
- joint ventures
I have been handling M&A transactions for more than 20 years, advising a wide range of clients including FTSE 100 companies, SME’s and owner managed businesses.
I have worked on hundreds of deals in multiple sectors, including many complex and high value transactions, as well as cross border transactions.
Recent work highlights include:
- Acted for Bowman Power Group on a rights issue, completed January 2021
- Acquisition of AFS Group by Meachers Global Logistics. Completed March 2021
- Acted on the MBO of GRI American European LLC, GRI USA Inc and GRI Services Limited, completed February 2021
- Acted for Mailock (owner of Beyond Encryption) on a substantial equity investment by Westcoast, completed December 2020
- Sale of Transforming Systems Limited to Canadian listed buyer Vitalhub. Completed September 2020
- Purchase of business division from Cazoo. Completed September 2020
- Sale of Imperial Car Supermarkets group to Cazoo. Completed July 2020
- Sale of Graham High Group to buyer backed by YFM PE. Completed July 2020
- Purchase of business of Think Cars by Peter Cooper Motor Group. Completed July 2020
- Sale of several business divisions of Nolato Jaycare. Completed June 2020
- Purchase of Forest Lodge Garden Centre, Garden Style and Birdworld by Haskins Garden Centres Limited. Completed February 2020
- Purchase of Newmans (Southampton) Limited car dealerships by Richmond Cars. Completed March 2020
- Sale of SHB Hire to Enterprise, the largest corporate transaction undertaken by Enterprise outside North America. Completed July 2019
- Sale of Millbrook Healthcare to Cairngorm Capital Private Equity. Completed July 2019