Ian is a Principal Associate in our corporate department advising on all aspects of corporate law, including venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, shareholders' agreements, investments and general corporate advisory mandates. Ian works with a variety of clients including private companies based in the UK and overseas and venture capital investors.
Practice highlights over the last 12 months include advising:
Hipgnosis, music IP investment and song management company, on its $1.6bn takeover bid from US private equity fund Blackstone;
PI Industries Limited, a Fortune India 500 listed Agri-Sciences Company, on its offer to acquire AIM-listed Plant Health Care PLC – through takeover by way of scheme arrangement;
AIM-listed NIOX Group Plc on its £26mn tender offer to shareholders to buy back their shares; and
AIM-listed Renalytix plc on its £11mn two tranche placing.