Mark deals with all aspects of company law including reconstructions, mergers, acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures. He has particular experience advising clients in the financial services industry. In addition, Mark spent time acting as Director of Legal Services and Group Secretary for a FTSE 100 company in 2000.
Credentials
- The banks in providing the equity bridge on KKR/Pessina's offer for Alliance Boots
- August Equity Trust on its merger with Rutland Trust plc to form a new listed fund of funds private equity vehicle to be known as New Star Private Equity Investment Trust plc
- The Blackstone Group and PAI partners, on the acquisition of United Biscuits for in excess of £1.6 billion
- Moorfield Real Estate Fund on its £400 million-plus aquisition of 24 hotels from Macdonald Hotels Ltd
- Barclays Private Equity and Societe Generale on the formation of Infrastructure Investors LP and the subsequent admission of 3i Group
- Barclays Private Equity on the formation of its European Infrastructure Fund, as a joint venture with 3i Group , and its Alma Mater Fund
- Kleinwort Capital Trust on the acquisition of private equity interests from Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
- Swiss Re in its founding investment with Duke Street Capital and JC Flowers in the formation of Pension Insurance Corporation
- the founders of CMA Advisors on the disposal of the Bermuda based fund of hedge fund business with operations in New York, Luxemburg and Switzerland, to Swiss Listed EFG International
- a private equity house in relation to the proposed launch of a Guernsey Fund listed in Amsterdam