Iain Redford > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Bristows LLP is a tour de force in the London M&A market. The practice is particularly adept in the life sciences and technology sectors, alongside other IP-rich industries. With extensive experience assisting both public and private companies on domestic and cross-border transactions, the group continues to widen its client roster with impressive names. Leading the team is Iain Redford, whose areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, financings, and joint ventures. Redford regularly advises multinational technology and life sciences businesses on high-value multijurisdictional deals. Venture capital and private equity investment specialist Matt Dennis is frequently instructed by clients from the TMT and life sciences sectors on mergers and acquisitions. Other notable names are Louise Eldridge, who concentrates on M&A, venture capital investment transactions, and joint ventures, and Marek Petecki, who specialises in debt and equity financing, M&A, spin-outs, joint ventures, and restructuring. They act for private equity funds, start-ups, and healthcare companies. David Horner stands out for his experience handling cross-border M&A deals, while Richard Swaine is capable of advising on private acquisitions and disposals, distressed M&A transactions, and management buy-outs. Nick Cross and Sophie Rees are also key contacts in the group for their aptitude in international mergers and acquisitions.

Highly praised for its ‘top-notch expertise’, the Bristows LLP team regularly advises corporate venturing arms of global multinationals and entrepreneurial businesses in high-profile venture capital transactions. Iain Redford heads the corporate offering, specialising in the life sciences sector, where he chiefly handles investment transactions. The ‘technically able’ Marek Petecki is an expert in debt and equity financings. Matt Dennis is knowledgeable in the tech sphere. David Horner is also recommended.