Bristows LLP

Corporate

Iain has extensive experience of mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, debt and equity financings, joint ventures and private equity transactions. His clients include UK and international corporates, institutional investors and technology growth companies.

Iain’s practice covers a range of industries and he has particular experience in technology and life sciences sectors. His clients include listed companies WPP plc, who he has advised for many years on M&A and investment transactions, IP Group plc, the leading UK life sciences investor, Capgemini and DeepMatter Group plc as well as many fast growing UK and international businesses including Oxehealth, Abingdon Health and Blue Diamond.

Many of the deals Iain works on are cross-border and recent experience includes leading the Bristows team advising on the acquisition of German based Infochem by DeepMatter, and its associated secondary offering, US based Accel-KKR’s investment in SaaS group Safeguard and the sale of Vantage Power to US listed group Allison Transmission.

Qualified 1996Partner 2003-2020Joint Managing Partner 2010-2016Head of Corporate 2018 – presentSenior partner 2020

French and Spanish

Manchester Grammar School; University College London (1998 BA History and Anthropology).

Family, running, cycling.