Lawyers

Mike Hinchliffe

Work Department

Corporate finance/private equity.

Position

Partner in the corporate division advising on acquisitions, disposals, private equity transactions (MBOs, MBIs and development capital), joint ventures and other general corporate advice. Clients include 3i, Bridges Fund Managers, ECI Partners, Foresight, Graphite Capital and Piper Private Equity. Deal experience includes the secondary buyouts of the Las Iguanas restaurant chain and Kurt Geiger, the buyouts of Evans Cycles and Media iQ, and the disposals of Kerridge Commercial Systems and The Gym Group.

Career

Trained Addleshaw Goddard, Manchester; qualified 1999; partner and relocated to the London office 2007.

Education

University of Birmingham (1995 LLB Law and Business Studies, First Class Hons).

Leisure

Music, Manchester United, food and drink.

Mentions

Corporate and commercial • London

Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)

Leading partner