About me
As partner and head of the regional Corporate team in the North East, I advise clients across a broad range of sectors on the full spectrum of corporate finance transactional matters, in particular domestic and cross border transactions, including PE, M&A, JVs, corporate structures and reorganisations.
I’ve built an extensive corporate practice over the past 20 years, helped by having a calm, commercial, efficient and effective approach to undertaking and leading corporate transactions. I’m also committed to delivering a high-quality combination of technical expertise, commercial acumen and exceptional client service.
I enjoy building long-term relationships with clients, regularly acting for the same clients on multiple transactions, which range from serial acquirers through to family offices and national mid-market private equity houses.
Outside of work, I have a young family and, as if work and family weren’t enough, my wife and I also run a farm in Northumberland. I find my work on the farm to be the perfect way to switch off and it offers an excellent counterbalance to the law.
My experience
- Acting for Lookers plc on numerous acquisitions and disposals, including the acquisition of Jennings Motor Group.
- Acting for The Bannatyne Group in relation to its buy and build strategy, including undertaking numerous acquisitions and disposals.
- Acting for Northumberland Estates on its acquisition of GD Group Ltd & associated group companies.
- Acting on the sale of Workwear Express to Bunzl plc with a reinvestment by management.
- Acting for Growth Partner on the investment and restructure of Crafters Companion Limited & its investment in Stubble & Co.
- Acting for Foresight Group on its investment in Isocom Components 2004 Limited.
- Acting for management on the leveraged management buyout of eQS Group and simultaneous bolt on acquisition followed by a further 3 company acquisitions in a superseding 12-month period.
- Acting for Northumberland Estates on a £200 million unsecured bilateral private note issue to US and UK investors.
Awards and accolades
- Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer in 2025
- Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer in 2024
- Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer in 2023
