Experience

Temple Bright LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • May 2012 - Present

  Recent experience includes: • continuing to act for Ladbrokes Coral on acquisitions and disposals • assisting on the acquisition of Mitre Linen for our client Nisbets Plc • acting for Hackajob Ltd on the early stage investment in it by lead investor Downing Ventures alongside co-investors the London Co-Investment Fund and Potential VC • acting for a fast growing technology company on acquisitions, commercial arrangements, joint venture prospects and strategic corporate advice • acting for a food group on the disposal of a distribution company subsidiary alongside associated distribution arrangements • acting on disposal of IT Solutions 4 Business Limited after previously acting on strategic acquisition of a complementary IT support business • dealing with capital reduction demergers to extract non-core assets • advising on arrangements for various early stage funding rounds for a number of growing companies in the tech sector • advising on arrangements for reorganisation of shareholdings both by way of company buyback of shares and reduction of capital. • advising on disposal of 50% stake in Futura Foods UK to Danish dairy company Nordex Foods. Show less



Bond Pearce LLP

• Partner

  • 1996 - Sep 2011

  Paul was a partner in the corporate team specialising in M&A, general corporate matters, joint ventures and group reorganisations. He was also experienced in private equity, including MBOs and MBIs. Paul was part of the firm's energy group and acted on a number of renewable energy projects, including joint venture arrangements and investments (including wind, energy from waste, solar, biomass and hydro). He had particular experience in the acquisition and disposal of onshore and offshore wind farm projects. Paul also also had extensive experience on transactions in the hospitality and leisure industry, with particular expertise in those involving multiple site portfolios involving betting shops and other licensed premises. Experience included: • acting for a Bristol based mobile and internet business on a first round equity investment • advising West Coast Energy on joint venture arrangements in respect of various on-shore wind farm developments • acting for Coral Racing on over 50 share and business transactions (both multi and single site acquisitions) • negotiating a joint venture agreement for the development of a portfolio of energy from waste projects • advising Copart, Inc's UK subsidiary Copart UK Limited on its acquisition of D Hales Limited • advising Npower Renewables Limited on its acquisition of 50% of Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited • advising Pebble Hotels on the acquisition by Pebble of hotels from Punch Taverns including associated shareholder arrangements • assisting Countrywide Farmers plc on a series of business transactions for the acquisition of country retail stores as part of its ongoing growth strategy • advising one of the UK's Research Council's on a shareholders' and joint venture agreement in relation to a joint venture development and ongoing research operation on one of its sites. Paul was recognised as a leader in his field of corporate finance by Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2011 and 2012. Show less