Profession
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Experience
Specialist in corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, public offerings and joint ventures. Sector experience includes telecoms, technology, retail and oil and gas.
Transactions of significance where substantial involvement can be disclosed include advising:
- BP on its mergers with Amoco and Arco
- Vodafone on its successful hostile offer for Mannesmann
- GUS on its acquisition of Homebase
- Experian on its IPO and the demerger of Home Retail Group
- Vodafone on the acquisition of businesses, or interests in businesses, in Ireland, Czech Republic, Romania, France, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa and the disposal of businesses in Sweden and Italy
- Senior lenders on the restructuring of the German cable business, ish, and Kabelnetz on the subsequent disposal of ish
- Vodafone on its acquisition of a controlling interest in the Indian mobile operator Hutchison Essar
- Infosys on its public offer for Axon
- Safaricom on its IPO
- Senior lenders on the restructurings of McCarthy & Stone, Foxtons, DSi and European Directories.
Professional experience
1999 - Partner, Corporate Department, Linklaters
1992 - 1999 Solicitor, Corporate Department, Linklaters
1990 - 1992 Trainee Solicitor, Linklaters
Education
1988 - 1990 College of Law (Common Professional Examination and Law Society Finals)
1985 - 1988 University of London, King’s College (B.A., History First Class Hons)
