Working with the Corporate and Commercial Department since 2010, Alex advises clients on a variety of corporate matters including, share sales and purchases, corporate restructurings, company option schemes and shareholders’ agreements. Alex has extensive experience advising clients in the financial services sector. Alex is responsible for the firm’s international offering and is a member of the IR Group. Financial advisory business acquisition for £3,500,000. The sale of an owner-managed IFA practice for £2,750,000. London-based IFA practice on a series of 4 acquisitions, each with a deal value of circa £2,500,000. Advising the sellers of an owner-managed regional IFA on its sale of shares for a mix of cash and equity in the acquirer’s business. The sale of sale of an IFA business to a mid-market acquirer for a mix of cash and equity, with an ongoing role for the seller. The acquisition of an award-winning discretionary fund manager. Acquisition of a financial advisory business for £5,600,000. Supporting a regional wealth management practice with in excess of 10 acquisitions having a combined deal value of more than £35,000,000. Advising multiple business as part of a phase 1 and phase 2 acquisition strategy by a private-equity back consolidator, with each deal in excess of £4,000,000. Advising on the sale of an award-winning discretionary fund manager for a consideration in excess of £18,000,000. International Projects UK intellectual property advice for international organisations on the protection of their portfolio. English legal advice on implications of international joint venture and supply contracts
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Alistair is an experienced employment lawyer with particular expertise in advising on and dealing with recruitment practices, terms and conditions of employment, discrimination and harassment, termination of contracts and dismissals, the enforcement of post-termination obligations, transfer of undertakings on acquisition and disposal of businesses, restructuring and redundancies. With a history of acting for banks, financial institutions, manufacturers, retailers as well as companies in the hospitality, logistics and technology sectors, Alistair is accomplished at providing commercial and pragmatic advice to leading blue chip organisations. Alistair is commercially astute, with an aptitude for negotiation. He takes on work with enthusiasm and a desire to succeed in all matters. This is, however, with the care to ensure he understands his client's aims and problems at the outset so that strategies can be developed to obtain the best outcome possible. Alistair is responsible for leading the Employment Department as it continues to provide high quality and effective advice and assistance to both employers and employees alike.
Anthony is a Partner in the Private Client Department. He joined the firm in 1999 from a London practice where he headed up the Probate Department. He heads up the Private Client Department. Anthony advises on all areas of Private Client law but his main interest is in the administration of Trusts and Estates. He has over 30 years’ experience in dealing with estate administration and he regularly advises on complex estates. Examples of recent work include: - Negotiating with HMRC in relation to the value of substantial loans made by a deceased for the purposes of inheritance tax. - Building and presenting to HMRC the case for the application of Agricultural and Business Property relief in respect of a Farm and Livery business carried out by an elderly farmer. - He is regularly nominated to act as Deputy Attorney for clients who have lost capacity. In that role he seeks to be actively involved and regularly instigates tax planning exercises on behalf of the client. Anthony strives to ensure that clients receive a fast and reliable service whilst maximising any Tax reliefs that are available and ensuring that wherever possible the clients are also advised of possible opportunities for future tax savings. Anthony is a member of the Society of Trusts & Estate Practitioners, Solicitors for the Elderly and The Law Society Probate Section.
Daniel York is a Partner in the Commercial Property team.Daniel acts for both landlords and tenants of commercial property in relation to the granting and taking up of new leases, lease renewals, surrenders, assignments and underletting’s. Daniel also deals with the sale and purchase of both residential and commercial property and has particular experience in acting for lenders in secured lending transactions. Daniel led work for a high street bank on a deal related to a new loan to a corporate borrower for the refinancing of existing lending over part of its residential buy-to-let portfolio. The loan was secured over 6 separate houses-of-multiple-occupation (HMOs) in the city with a combined value of £7.5m. Assisting a national company in the rapid expansion of their network with up to 40 new sites a year being taken. London based nursery chain – Acting for company on the multi million pound refinance of their property portfolio. Acting for the Tenant in the lease of their distribution hub for an annual rent of £1.2 million. Acting for landlord’s in the leasehold management of their property portfolios including the granting of leases, dealing with assignments, underlettings and licences to alter.
Partner, Employment Law Darren Smith is a employment law solicitor with a wealth of experience advising businesses and senior executives on Employment Law and HR related issues, focusing on solutions that work for them. In 2015 and 2019 he was named as a “rising star” in the Legal 500 and a “next generation lawyer” in 2017 and 2018. Darren is also an experienced trainer and regular seminar speaker. Darren previously sat as part of the Leisure and Hospitality sector within his last firm and brings lots of experience of working with clients in that industry. He has used those experiences to ensure the right advice is tailored to the culture and needs of clients in the Leisure and Hospitality sector. Clients have previously praised Darren for being “knowledgeable, pragmatic and calm” and that he “provides invaluable support steering them through the complexities of employment legislation” and they “enjoy working” with him.
Before returning to Herrington Carmichael LLP in August 2012, Mark worked as legal counsel at Acromas (which at that time owned and operated the Automobile Association (the AA), Saga and British School of Motoring (BSM) brands) and as legal counsel responsible for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India at Apple (designer and manufacturer of iPhone, iPad and iPod). Mark has extensive experience advising on a variety of corporate and commercial matters, both in house and in private practice, with a particular focus on high end commercial, financial services and consumer law matters. Career highlights: commercial: advising household brand on contracts with global vehicle manufacturer. To include advice on customer terms and conditions and associated literature. Contract value £80m. Advising household brand on contracts with global sports car manufacturer. To include advice on customer terms and conditions and associated literature. Contract value £10m. Financial services: review of pension scheme trust deed and rules for scheme with circa-£120m funds under management, advice on recent legislative changes and drafting deed of variation to update the scheme. Advice on regulated activities, financial promotion rules, prospectus directive requirements and collective investment schemes in relation to £4m alternative fundraising scheme. Consumer law: advising on product safety matters, the positioning of EU wide product replacement programs and associated reporting obligations, and responding to questions from competent authorities. Provision of strategic advice on pan-European consumer law claims filed by 12 consumer authorities acting in concert and drafting and advising upon action plan. Corporate: acting for property development company on corporate aspects of its acquisition of a property owning company (SPV) for £12.5m. Advising high street bank on £2.5m loan to US company, to include advising on enforceability of the bank’s security in light of Slavenburg entries discovered as part of our legal due diligence exercise.
Stephen is the Head of Dispute Resolution. He has a wealth of experience dealing with complex commercial disputes in the High court and in particular the Business and Property Courts. He acts for a variety of UK and international companies as well as high net worth individuals with cases encompassing areas such as technology sector disputes, product liability claims, intellectual property, breach of trust, corporate and shareholder disputes and injunctive relief. Stephen’s approach is to gain an understanding of the client’s business and the underlying issues facing the products or services involved in the dispute and the client’s key drivers as this is equally as important as the legal issues in play. Stephen is a member of the Society for Computers and Law and is a CEDR qualified mediator.
Yavan was appointed as Managing Partner on 1 October 2019. He established the corporate and commercial department in 2008 concentrating on supporting businesses and their commercial requirements. Having built a team of expert corporate and commercial lawyers with a wide range of industry specialisms, Yavan is able to offer pragmatic solutions to complex legal problems. Yavan, a technically able expert, has extensive experience advising on M&A, corporate restructuring, banking, business ownership issues and intellectual property rights matters.Yavan’s recent experience includes: - Advising national on-line retail company on its sale to a Joint Venture conditional upon an Australian Securities Exchange listing with a deal value of A$40,000,000. - Advising a national financial services provider on fund raising £5,000,000 from BVI private equity to facilitate its acquisitive growth programme. - Acting for two special purpose vehicle subsidiaries of a prestigious property developer on loan facilities of in excess of £20m and c£8,000,000 provided by a Luxembourg-based investment fund including negotiating facility documents and meeting complex conditions precedent. - Acting for the MBO team in a £14.5m acquisition and in the post completion restructuring of a seven company group with a group turnover of £50m. - Advising estate management and compulsory land acquisition consultancy and project management company on complex restructuring including long-term shareholder exit plan, incorporation of four holding companies for incoming equity investment and provision of a group company management document protecting the interests and control of the founding shareholders/directors. - Advising property investment and management group on restructure including application for HMRC clearance for planned section 110 demerger to separate investment and management businesses. - Advising on and negotiating the sale of the entire issued share capital of an information technology consultancy business in connection with new investment, including advice on warranties, disclosure process and complex completion accounts mechanism. The transaction was complicated by the fact that the purchaser was investing to secure the financial stability of the company by meeting creditors of the target directly. - Advising purchaser on reverse takeover of an AIM listed company.