My experience
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.
I am also a member of Paris Smith’s Equestrian Law team, advising horse owners, equestrian businesses and those operating within the equestrian sector on a range of corporate matters.
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 25 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:
- Purchase of Lambs Rum brand (excluding Canada & USA) by Glen Turner from Corby Wine & Spirit – completed August 2026
- Sale of Bon Voyage Travel – completed July 2026
- Equity investment in Adanac Technologies – completed July 2026
- Sale of Big Sur (High Street) to a BVI purchaser – completed June 2026
- Equity investment in Securite Group – completed June 2026
- Sale of Memory Opticians – completed April 2026
- Sale of DD Scientific to UK Holdco of Teledyne Group – completed January 2026
- Purchase of Seevent Plastics by Siva Plastics Ltd – completed December 2025
- Sale of DPP to Eight Group – completed November 2025
- Sale of Little River Management – completed November 2025
- Purchase of Talis business by Learnsmart (Kortext Group) from Talis Education/Sage Publications – completed October 2025
- Sale of CIM Software Group to Everfield UK – completed September 2025
- Purchase of Everton Garage business by Richmond Cars – completed September 2025
- Purchase of Peoplewise Group by LCAP Group – completed August 2025
- Investment in Warners Distillery by Glen Turner (La Martiniquaise) – completed July 2025
- Demerger of Primmer Olds BAS – completed July 2025
- Purchase of Confidas People Limited by LCAP Group – completed March 2025
- Investment in Securite Group Limited by X-Tention Group GmbH and others – completed February 2025
- Purchase of Cacique rum brand from Diageo by Bardinet SA/La Martiniquaise – completed January 2025
- Purchase of 49% of Procea Limited by X-Tention Limited – completed October 2024
- Purchase of Tenant Shop Home Services Limited by Comparison Technologies Limited from Farnborough X92 Limited – completed October 2024
- Sale of 30% holding in Cloud 21 Limited by X-Tention Limited to Tegria Services Inc – completed October 2024
- MBO of KBL Innovations Limited – completed October 2024
- Demerger of Greystone Engineering Group – completed 2024
- Sale of UK Power Solutions Limited to Last Mile (D&B) Limited – completed September 2024
- Sale of Neil Taylor Insolvency Limited to Aryza Holdings Limited – completed September 2024
- Sale of Newman Investment Properties Limited to Sparks Commercial Holdings Limited – completed July 2024
- Purchase of Crescent Estates (Southampton) Limited by PJS One Limited – completed March 2024
- Equity funding round for Bowman Power Group Limited – completed February 2024
- Purchase of Bowley Data Systems Limited by Cloud 21 Limited – completed February 2024
- Football Escapes Ltd restructure and equity investment – completed February 2024
- Purchase of CTOi Group by X-Tention Limited – completed January 2024
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