Paris Smith LLP

Corporate, commercial and finance

LLP Partner

I am a partner in the Corporate team at Paris Smith. I enjoy taking a commercial and constructive approach to getting deals done quickly and efficiently.

My main practice areas include:

corporate acquisitions and disposals; corporate fundraisings; private equity; MBOs and similar transactions; corporate restructures; and joint ventures

I have been handling M&A transactions for more than 20 years, advising a wide range of clients including FTSE 100 companies, SME’s and owner managed businesses.

I have worked on hundreds of deals in multiple sectors, including many complex and high value transactions, as well as cross border transactions.

Recent work highlights include:

Purchase of Viking Garages Limited by Peter Cooper Motor Group – completed June 2023 Purchase of Altus Partners Ltd by LCap Group Limited – completed June 2023 Purchase of Comparison Technologies Limited by an MBO team (Project Connect Topco) – completed July 2023 MBO of STR Group – completed January 2023 Sale of Hargroves Cycles Limited to Pedal Group (UK subsidiary of a listed Australian group) – completed September 2022 Sale of 49% holding in Cloud 21 Limited by X-Tention Limited to Tegria Services Group Inc (completed August 2021) and subsequent sale of further 21% holding – Completed September 2022 Sale of Berry Telecom to Babble Group – Completed September 2022 Purchase of Alfred Homes Limited from Comland – Completed September 2022 Sale of Big Sur (Sparkford) Limited by Stelling Properties (Holdings) Limited to Sparkford Holding Company Limited – Completed July 2022 Purchase of Integris Solutions Limited by Cloud 21 Limited – Completed April 2022 Sale of Cloudskiff SAS to Snyk Limited – Completed October 2021 Acted for Bowman Power Group on a rights issue – Completed January 2021 Acquisition of AFS Group by Meachers Global Logistics – Completed March 2021 Acted on the MBO of GRI American European LLC, GRI USA Inc and GRI Services Limited – Completed February 2021 Acted for Mailock (owner of Beyond Encryption) on a substantial equity investment by Westcoast – Completed December 2020 Sale of Transforming Systems Limited to Canadian listed buyer Vitalhub – Completed September 2020 Purchase of business division from Cazoo – Completed September 2020 Sale of Imperial Car Supermarkets group to Cazoo – Completed July 2020 Sale of Graham High Group to buyer backed by YFM PE – Completed July 2020 Purchase of business of Think Cars by Peter Cooper Motor Group – Completed July 2020 Sale of several business divisions of Nolato Jaycare – Completed June 2020 Purchase of Forest Lodge Garden Centre, Garden Style and Birdworld by Haskins Garden Centres Limited – Completed February 2020 Purchase of Newmans (Southampton) Limited car dealerships by Richmond Cars – Completed March 2020 Sale of SHB Hire to Enterprise, the largest corporate transaction undertaken by Enterprise outside North America – Completed July 2019 Sale of Millbrook Healthcare to Cairngorm Capital Private Equity – Completed July 2019