Simon Masters

Simon is a partner in our corporate group. He divides his time between our Manchester office where he is Office Location Head for our Company Commercial Group and our Paris office. He specialises in advising on substantial corporate finance transactions including initial public offerings, fundraisings, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings. He typically represents substantial corporates, both public and private, and also entrepreneurs. He has particular experience in the aviation sector advising both airlines and airports and the healthcare sector where he advises several of the largest care home providers in the UK.

Simon’s clients include Wincanton plc, Lookers plc, Flybe Group plc, Manchester Airport Group, Four Seasons Healthcare, Barchester Healthcare, Orchard Healthcare, API Group plc, Booker Group plc, Latium Group, Multisol Group and Speedy Hire plc.

Simon’s recent experience includes advising Flybe Group on its £150m equity fundraising on the London Stock Exchange, Lookers plc on its £87m acquisition of Benfield Motor Group, Entu plc on its £66m initial public offering, Flybe Group on its class 1 exchange of landing slots at Gatwick airport with Easyjet, Epwin Group plc on its £135m initial public offering, Flybe Group plc on a joint venture with Finnair to acquire Finnish airline Finncom, Booker Group plc on its £140m acquisition of Makro, Flybe Group on its £215m admission to the London Stock Exchange, Four Seasons Healthcare in respect of the company’s £850m acquisition by Terra Firma and its separate £750m re-financing and Flybe Group on its acquisition of BA Connect from British Airways.

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