Tom is recognised as a key lawyer for private equity transactions (high-value deals £500m+) in the Legal500.
Tom holds a Law degree from the University of York and completed the Accelerated Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in Moorgate.
Tom is a Managing Associate in the firm’s Private Capital practice, with experience advising financial investors on private M&A, co-investments and joint-ventures, capital solutions and structured equity investments, reorganisations, refinancings, management investment plans and portfolio company issues.
Tom’s experience includes advising:
In 2024, Tom spent six months on secondment as a senior legal counsel at Hg in London, where he assisted with managing, negotiating and executing acquisitions, disposals and reinvestments and providing ongoing advice regarding portfolio company issues, management investment plans and general legal and compliance matters.
Between 2022 and 2023, Tom spent 18 months on secondment as a senior overseas practitioner at Allens, Linklaters’ alliance partner in Sydney, Australia.
In 2017, Tom spent six months on secondment as a legal counsel at Centerbridge Partners in London, where he assisted with the management, negotiation and execution of private equity, credit and real estate transactions and general legal and compliance matters.
Prior to joining the Linklaters Private Capital team in 2016, Tom also spent time working in Linklaters’ Leveraged Finance and Investment Funds practices in London and Banking and Projects practice in Singapore.
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