Hill Dickinson LLP

Corporate.

Partner and head of the Manchester corporate team. His particular expertise covers private and public corporate finance work including initial public offerings (IPOs) on AIM and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, public takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, disposals, and corporate governance matters.

He has extensive capital markets experience advising companies on IPOs, rights issues, class transactions and takeovers in addition to advising investment banks (including Zeus Capital, Cenkos Securities, WH Ireland and Allenby Capital).  Deals include £70m IPO of Nanoco Group plc, £120m placing and open offer for Stobart group, £280m disposal of Eddie Stobart logistics business, disposal of Smith Knight Fay to EMH plc, sale of Swift Fire & Security to Marlowe plc and public takeover of Vindon Healthcare plc.

Ian also sits on the firm’s LLP board.

Trained DWF; qualified 1999; partner DWF 2005; partner Hammonds 2008; partner Hill Dickinson 2010.

Law Society.

Sutton High School; Sheffield University (1995 LLB); Chester College of Law (1997 LPC).

4th Dan black belt in karate – represented England, golf, running and football