Expertise
Adrian is a highly-experienced corporate solicitor who advises a diverse portfolio of local, national, and international clients across multiple sectors. His practice encompasses a broad spectrum of corporate matters, and he is known for providing strategic guidance on complex transactions and commercial issues. Adrian has previously undertaken an in-house general counsel role on secondment with a client, equipping him with valuable insight into the commercial realities facing clients and enhancing his ability to deliver pragmatic solutions.
Adrian’s range of corporate law expertise includes:
- acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and reorganisations/ demergers;
- forms of private equity and debt financing, in respect of transactions;
- corporate finance transactions;
- general company and commercial matters;
- shareholder and partnership matters;
- equity capital markets;
- governance and contractual matters;
- company formation and administration; and
- family investment companies/ wealth and succession planning.
How do you help clients?
I advise business owners, boards and investors on corporate transactions and governance, providing clear, commercially-focused guidance to progress matters whilst safeguarding value. I support clients on acquisitions and disposals, management buy-outs, private equity and debt-funded transactions, joint ventures and restructurings, including due diligence and the negotiation of key risk provisions and completion arrangements. I am frequently instructed to resolve misaligned shareholder interests, advise on directors’ duties, manage compressed timetables and secure stakeholder alignment. What I find most rewarding is acting as a trusted adviser at pivotal stages, helping clients to make informed decisions and complete transactions with clarity and confidence.
Experience
- Advising the shareholders of Cardale Asset Management Limited, a stockbroker, on their share disposal to Titan Wealth.
- Acting for RFM Group on its acquisition of Ventrolla, a wooden sash window repair, manufacturing and installation business, from ERA Home Security, a division of Tyman plc.
- Advising the management team of SBD Automotive Limited on their acquisition of the specialist automotive technology consultancy.
- Representing Maven Capital Partners and the incumbent management team on a share disposal of Healthpoint, a supplier of healthcare and beauty products to the retail sector, to Dayes BV.
- Advising the shareholders and management team of Barwick Bathroom Distribution in connection with a sale to, and investment by, TPA Capital.
- Advising on the sale of the Royal Armouries hospitality and events division to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
- Advising AIM-listed Sanderson Group plc in connection with a recommended £90m cash offer by Aptean.
- Advising Specialty Powders Holdings Limited on a joint venture arrangement with Premier Foods plc to manufacture and pack powdered beverages and desserts.