Paul is a Partner in the Corporate team.

Specialising in corporate transactional work and advising owner managers on acquisitions, disposals, mergers, MBO’s, MBI’s and related transactions across a wide range of sectors, Paul also has extensive experience of employee ownership trust transactions.

Paul advises companies in relation to private equity and venture capital investments (including acting for PE and VC funds on their investments). He has significant insight into manufacturing and engineering businesses and the challenges and opportunities they face.

Working with owners and directors in sectors as diverse as manufacturing, healthcare and education, Paul’s clients range from niche specialists to larger corporates turning over in excess of £100m. Clients include Horbury Group Limited, The Skills People Group Limited and Purex International Limited.

Recent examples of how Paul has supported clients include:

  • acting for the sellers on the sale of the issued share capital of Clear Line Holdings Limited to Fasadgruppen Group AB Publ for a consideration of £120m;
  • acting on the transition of Bullseye Superfactors Limited to employee-ownership through the creation of an employee trust; and
  • acting for the sellers on the sale of the issued share capital of Natural Instinct Limited to The Nutriment Company Holding Limited.