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Sean Lightfoot

Partner
+44 (0)161 817 7256
+44 (0)737 843 5984
sean.lightfoot@hilldickinson.com
Manchester
Sean is a partner in the Corporate team specialising in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and equity capital markets.
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Sean is a partner who joined Hill Dickinson in 2014 and has expertise in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and equity capital markets. He regularly receives direct instructions from private equity investors and leads on high-profile transactions.

Sean completed his law degree at the University of Nottingham (First Class, LLB Hons) and completed his legal practice course at the University of Law, Manchester (formerly, the College of Law).

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  • Experience

    • Acting for Xeinadin Group in relation to the investment by Exponent Private Equity;

    • Acting for DSW Capital plc on its placing and admission to trading on AIM in December 2021;

    • Acting for UP Global Sourcing Holdings plc on its £105 million main market IPO and on its recent Class 1 acquisition of Salter Brands Limited funded by way of a placing and bank debt;

    • Acting for the selling shareholders on the sale of Silicone Engineering to Rogers Corporation;

    • Acting for the selling shareholders on the sale of Hello Soda to Acuant Inc;

    • Acting for ITS Technology Group Limited on its acquisition of NextGenAccess Ltd;

    • Acting for Elcometer Limited on their cross-jurisdictional acquisition of Sagola SA;

    • Acting for Walbar Acquisition Company LLC on its acquisition of Trac Mexico Ltd;

    • Acting for Zeus Capital on the takeovers of Bonmarche Holdings plc and Murgitroyd Group plc;

    • Acting for PHD Equity Partners on its acquisition and investment in Auto Marine Cables;

    • Acting for Seneca Growth Capital VCT plc in respect of their £20 million offer for new B Shares on the main market of the LSE;

    • Acting for Oxford Technology 2 Venture Capital Trust plc in respect of its VCT merger and its £20 million offer for new Leisure Shares on the main market of the LSE;

    • Acting on the £44.5 million takeover of Styles & Wood Group plc by way of a scheme of arrangement; 

    • Acting for Stobart Group Limited on its takeover of Flybe Group plc.;

    • Acting for NorthEdge Capital in relation to its investment in Ramarketing & PR Limited; and

    • Acting on the sale of a 9.1MW portfolio of operational residential UK rooftop solar assets to Octopus Renewables.

  • Affiliations

    • Member of the Law Society

Sean Lightfoot's Expertise

Corporate

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