Brodies LLP

Corporate.

Andrew advises a diverse client base of corporates, investment managers and banks on corporate transactions; the formation and operation of investment fund structures; financial regulation and other advisory work.

His expertise covers limited partnerships and other private fund vehicles, as well as London Stock Exchange quoted investment companies and related capital markets and Takeover Code transactions.

Representative transactions include:

Advising on the restructuring of FIM Windfarms 2 LP and the formation of Gresham House Wind Energy 1 plc, a public company vehicle focused on investment in windfarm assets with an enterprise value in excess of £70 million; and  Advising a FTSE 100 client on a £331 million asset backed investment vehicle set up for the purposes of funding its group pension scheme, an innovative transaction involving the use of intellectual property and real estate to provide asset backing and cash flows to the partnership – subsequently advising several other major corporates on similar structures.

Trained Shepherd + Wedderburn; qualified 2003; legal adviser Royal Bank of Scotland plc 2003-05; Brodies LLP 2005 to date, partner 2013.

An Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (Corporate Finance).

Oundle School; University of Edinburgh (MA; LLB; Dip LP).

Enjoys travel, scuba diving, gym, golf.