Profession
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Experience
Extensive experience in equities and capital markets work, as well as public and private M&A
IPOs and equities:
- Acting for issuer/underwriters on the IPOs of Fresnillo, Hochschild Mining, Xchanging, Britvic, PartyGaming and Investec
- Advising on various secondary share placings including the Cobham plc cash-box placing, the United Utilities rights issue and various capital issues by Investec
Public M&A:
Advising on:
- the merger of Billiton plc with BHP Limited
- the bids for BDI Mining, Kimberley Diamonds, Wembley plc, H.P. Bulmer, Liverpool FC, Cambridge Solutions, Thistle Hotels and IG Group
- the bid-defences of Scottish & Newcastle, Six Continents, Mayne Pharma and Swan Hill Properties
Private M&A:
Advising on:
- the joint venture arrangements in the context of the Chiri mining project, the MBDA and Eurosystems joint ventures of BAE Systems and the Mozal aluminium smelter joint venture
- the acquisitions of C&C soft drinks and KDC diamond company
- the disposals of Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite, the AA and the AEAT nuclear businesses
Stuart also acts as the co-head of the food & beverage sector team
Professional experience
2009 - to date Partner, Linklaters Allen & Gledhill, Singapore
2005 - 2009 Partner, Linklaters
2000 - 2005 Managing Associate, Corporate Department, Linklaters
1998 - 2000 Senior Consultant, Grosvenor Consultancy Services Limited
1996 - 1998 In-house counsel, BAE SYSTEMS plc
1995 - 1996 Associate, Real Estate, Linklaters
1993 - 1995 Trainee Solicitor, Linklaters
Education
1991 - 1993 Chester College of Law
1987 - 1990 Emmanuel College, Cambridge
