Overview
Sam is a highly versatile corporate lawyer who advises clients on a broad range of corporate, commercial, and financial matters. His practice spans public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, board governance, and shareholder disputes.
With over two decades of experience, Sam is recognised for his inclusive, pragmatic approach. He acts for a diverse client base including listed and privately held corporate groups, asset managers, entrepreneurs, investors, and highnetworth families.
Sam’s sector experience is extensive, covering B2B and B2C markets, technology, financial services, hospitality, sports, and entertainment. In addition to his core M&A and corporate advisory work, he advises private equity houses on buyouts, institutional investors on investments, growth companies on financing, and asset managers on fund formation and structuring. He also advises professional athletes on brand development and sponsorship arrangements.
He has been ranked by The Legal 500 for his work in M&A, Fintech, and Hedge Funds and serves as the firm’s Compliance Officer for Legal Practice.
Sam is a seasoned legal adviser whose depth of industry knowledge and commercial insight make him a trusted and invaluable partner to clients across a wide range of sectors.
A true trusted advisor; he is viewed as an extension of the GC team. It makes all the difference knowing your counsel will identify the best strategy and outcome, and deliver it every time.
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Representative Experience Highlights
Mergers & Acquisitions
Advised a former management team on the acquisition of US and UK businesses from NASDAQ listed US technology company.
Represented the purchaser of a distressed medical devices company of multiple acquisition strategies, culminating in a purchase via pre-pack administration.
Advised a corporate trustee on representations to the Takeover Panel regarding Rule 9 of the Takeover Code.
Advised a leading US private equity house on the acquisition of a UK sustainable software group.*
Represented a NASDAQ-listed enterprise solutions company on the acquisitions of multiple UK corporate groups.*
Advised an AIM-listed marketing company on its takeover by another AIM-listed advertising company.*
Investment Funds & Investment Management
Advised an investment manager on the structuring of an investment platform and subsequent investments into real estate assets.
Advised a UK asset manager on the sale of an asset management business.
Advised a UK asset manager on custodian and securities service agreements to support the client’s operational relaunch and regulatory compliant investment infrastructure
Represented multiple European and US activist investors on strategy execution, campaigns and regulatory aspects in respect of investments in companies listed in the UK and on European stock exchanges.*
Advised US, UK and Swiss asset managers on fund formation and marketing for hedge, fund of funds, residential property, timber and commodity funds.*
Growth Company & Venture Capital
Represented a US gaming early stage venture firm on multiple investments in UK B2B companies.
Represented a UK hospitality group on Series A fundraising via convertible notes and equity raise, including funds raised via a crowdsourcing platform.*
Represented a designer and manufacturer of components for wireless devices on Series C to F funding rounds, leading to eventual sale.*
Corporate Reorganisations & Shareholder Arrangements
Advised a medical devices company on shareholder and investor arrangements.
Advised a UK hospitality group on its reorganisation via a three-cornered demerger, and debt and equity investments in connection with preparation for future growth.*
Advised a listed mining company in its redomiciliation from the UK to Singapore via a scheme of arrangement.*
Commercial contracts
Advised US technology company on master services agreements and UK Government procurement framework contracts and approvals.
Advised a client on agreements and policies enabling compliant launch of a UK peer-to-peer automotive parts auction marketplace.
Represented a client on negotiations of touring contracts for major UK-US artists.
Advised a client on talent procurement agreements for corporate events.
Prepared ambassador agreements with elite athletes and provided ongoing corporate and commercial advisory support.
Created streamlined hire terms and workflows for highend rehearsal studios serving major touring artists.
Developed training provider agreements, booking processes and assessment documents for a new national swimming education subsidiary.
(An asterisk indicates a matter worked on at a previous firm).