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Simon Ward

Simon Ward

Farrer & Co, London

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Simon advises on private company acquisitions, disposals and fundraisings. Simon specialises in acting for businesses backed by venture capital and private equity including advising on management buy outs and buy ins, raising expansion capital and private equity exits. Simon is a member of the firm’s Entrepreneurs and Family Business groups and International Private Wealth group. He has a particular interest in advising on inward investment into the UK, acting for both private investors and UK businesses.

Career

Simon joined Farrer & Co in 2008 and was made partner in May 2010. Prior to joining Farrer & Co he was a senior associate in the mergers and acquisitions team at Mallesons Stephen Jacques in Sydney and before that he was an associate at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP.

Education

St Catharine’s College Cambridge and Nottingham Law School.

Mentions

Corporate and commercial • London

M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m