Andrew Bessemer Clark > Fladgate LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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16 GREAT QUEEN STREET
LONDON
WC2B 5DG
England
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Andrew Bessemer Clark
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Work Department
Corporate M&A, finance.
Position
I specialise in mergers and acquisitions with a particular emphasis on the projects and infrastructure market and private equity.
I have over 20 years’ experience as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer and projects and infrastructure lawyer.
As an M&A lawyer I have worked in a number of different sectors, including travel, publishing and technology. I have also undertaken a significant number of M&A transactions within the PFI and PPP market.
As a projects and infrastructure lawyer I have acted for a number of different investors in the PPP market, including Equitix, John Laing and PIP. Prior to joining Fladgate LLP in January 2007 I spent 2 and a half years working in-house for John Laing plc bidding for and closing several PFI Projects.
Career
Trained Stephenson Harwood; qualified 1999, solicitor 1999-2000; solicitor Allen & Overy 2000-05; commercial director John Laing plc 2005-07; solicitor Fladgate 2007-08, partner 2008-present.
Education
Radley College; University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (BA Hons); London College of Law (CPE, LPC).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
A team that offers offers ‘pragmatic advice with partner focus on all matters’ Fladgate LLP acts on a range of infrastructure PPPs and PFIs, with experience of both financing and development work. The team regularly works with local councils and authorities alongside project companies on social infrastructure ventures, including road and transport renovation work, education and healthcare developments, and emergency services mandates. Andrew Bessemer Clark heads the practice; Sam Tye, Kim Fowler and Michaela Patterson are also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Real estate > Residential property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Employers
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Art and cultural property