Profession
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Experience
Specialisations include international mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Sector experience includes oil and gas, mining and defence.
Acts for a number of international companies including BP, BAE Systems, Glencore and Hertz.
Transactions of significance where substantial involvement can be disclosed include:
- restructuring and sale of Innovene to Ineos
- formation of the TNK-BP joint venture in Russia and its strategic investment in Slavneft
- reorganisation of the Colombian mining operations of Glencore, Anglo American and BHP Billiton, and subsequent sale by Glencore to Xstrata
- formation of the Selex Avionics joint venture between BAE Systems and Finmeccanica in the UK and Italy
- restructuring of BAE Systems’ missiles and combat systems joint ventures in the UK, France and Italy
- restructuring of the Ben Nederland telecoms joint venture between Belgacom, TDC and Deutsche Telekom
- BP’s takeover of Burmah Castrol
- Anglo American’s takeover of Tarmac
- privatisation of Newcastle Airport
- demerger of Carillion from Tarmac
- disposal of BP’s speciality products business and plastic fabrications group in the US and Europe
- disposal of Hertz’s worldwide fleet management business
- disposal by BP of upstream assets in Algeria
Professional experience
2000 - Partner, Linklaters
1993 - 2000 Solicitor, Linklaters
1991 - 1993 Articled Clerk, Linklaters
Education
1986 - 1989 Bristol University, LL.B
