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Stephen Clow

Stephen Clow

Keystone Law, London

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Stephen is an experienced corporate lawyer with wide-reaching expertise in both corporate and commercial work. He specialises in listings on the London stock markets and acts for companies coming to all the major London exchanges. In particular, he acts for domestic and overseas companies coming to AIM and the standard segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

As well as representing those coming to the market for the first time, Stephen advises companies and their executives on the ongoing requirements of being a public listed company, including the application of the Listing Rules and the Market Abuse Regulation. He is also the Company Secretary of a Main Market listed company and advises on the requirements of public M&A transactions and the application of the Takeover Code.

In addition, Stephen assists private companies and businesses in dealing with all aspects of company law as well as helping them with corporate restructuring, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, franchising arrangements, and establishing overseas offices and businesses. He represents clients undertaking all kinds of private M&A transactions and advises on private equity investments.

He began his career as a banking and insolvency lawyer and has significant experience in finance work. Primarily, he represents corporate clients negotiating banking and debt facilities.

Stephen holds the ICAEW Corporate Finance Qualification.

Career

2017 Keystone Law | Consultant Solicitor 2013 - 2017 Moore Blatch | Partner 2005 - 2013 DMH Stallard | Partner 2000 - 2005 Campbell Hooper (now part of Charles Russell Speechlys) | Partner 1996 - 2000 Glovers | Partner 1993 - 1996 Titmuss Sainer Dechert (now part of Dechert) | Assistant 1989 - 1993 Wilde Sapte (now part of Dentons) | Assistant 1985 - 1989 Grangewoods | Assistant through to Salaried Partner 1984 - 1985 Midland Bank | In-House Solicitor 1984 Qualified as a Solicitor 1982 - 1984 Allen & Son (now part of Gordon Dadds) | Trainee Solicitor