Joe Bedford > Stevens & Bolton LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
Stevens & Bolton LLP Offices
WEY HOUSE
FARNHAM ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 4YD
England
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Joe Bedford
Work Department
Corporate/Banking and Finance.
Position
Partner and Head of Corporate with wide-ranging expertise in mergers and acquisitions, banking and structured finance, corporate and investment finance, structuring and restructuring, private equity, joint ventures and general corporate advisory work.
Career
Trained Reid Minty (now Pinsent Masons LLP); qualified 1998; joined Stevens & Bolton 2000; partner 2007.
Education
Kings College, Taunton; Southampton University (LLB Hons).
Leisure
Family, a variety of sports, chess, films.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
Stevens & Bolton LLP operates out of Guilford, with experience across the range of M&A, Part VII, bulk annuity, and reinsurance transactions in addition to wider regulatory capabilities. The hire of Heidi Sawtell in April 2022 has been a boon to the practice with her experience in working on major corporate transactions and time spent advising the PRA during Solvency II implementation and Brexit. Gary Parnell is the other practice head with his established experience in handling distribution arrangements, affinity partnership projects, outsourcings, IT projects, and insurtech matters. David Steinberg, Joe Bedford, and Jenny Robertson are other key points of contact.
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Rated for its ‘practical and hands-on’ approach, the Guilford-based corporate team at Stevens & Bolton LLP provides guidance to public and private companies across all facets of their M&A work, acting on both the buy and sell sides. Praised as a strong alternative to City firms, the team has deepened its international footprint in the last year, advising on a number of complex cross-border deals. Newly appointed practice head Joe Bedford specialises in M&A, sponsor backed transactions, fundraisings and corporate restructurings. Keith Syson‘s broad experience spans M&A, corporate restructuring, fundraisings, private equity-backed transactions, joint ventures and corporate governance. Focused on the technology and insurance sectors, Jenny Robertson is described as an ‘outstanding’ and ‘really knowledgable’ lawyer. Partner Sarah Cardew joined the firm from Irwin Mitchell in October 2022.
South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
In Guildford, the team at Stevens & Bolton LLP has a full-service commercial offering, which handles contract negotiations, transactional work, advisory issues and regulatory matters in key sectors including the retail, hospitality, life sciences and healthcare and finance industries. The corporate team, led by Joe Bedford, regularly advises public and private companies on M&A strategies and is reputable in the management advisory space. Commercial lead Beverley Flynn advises on contracts and procurement, IT and data protection matters. Richard Baxter specialises in M&A, corporate restructuring and governance issues, while Keith Syson has expertise in all aspects of company law and acts as the led partner for private equity and management advisory transactions. Cross-border M&A specialist Nick Atkins and James Waddell are other key lawyers. Jonathan Steele joined from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation