Ian has more than 30 years of experience advising on company law (both public and private), banking, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He is particularly experienced in the area of trans-national corporate and other complex financial transactions - including acquisition finance.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented numerous buyers and sellers of European businesses (assets and share transactions; public and private company transactions)
Advised on regulatory capital transactions for financial institutions
Since September 2008, Ian has been leading the firm's UK team advising a major financial institution in connection with a substantial programme of collateralised debt obligations that has been impacted by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
Represented numerous buyers and sellers of European businesses (assets and share transactions; public and private company transactions)
Advised on regulatory capital transactions for financial institutions
Since September 2008, Ian has been leading the firm's UK team advising a major financial institution in connection with a substantial programme of collateralised debt obligations that has been impacted by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
Advised on debt and equity offerings in European and Asian capital markets
Advised many foreign corporations in connection with public securities offerings in the London market
Recognitions
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in the United Kingdom for Insurance Law, 2020
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Oxford, 1975, BCL
- University of Southampton, 1973
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Member of the American Bar Association’s Negotiated Acquisitions Committee
- Serves on the Board of Trustees of Norwood, a leading UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities and children and families in need