Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Corporate.

Stephen is a partner and the head of the corporate team. He specialises in corporate finance work, in particular M&A, private equity, corporate reorganisations and joint ventures. He regularly advises public and private corporates as well as owner managed businesses and management teams. Recent experience includes a £23m share acquisition for a FTSE listed company, advising an unlisted plc on a disposal programme and an international group reorganisation for a client which is group headquartered in Paris. Key deals he is working on are a £24m acquisition and a £40m acquisition, both for an unlisted plc. Stephen has given talks on developments in the corporate market for a variety of audiences and regularly contributes to client briefings on current corporate and finance legal developments.

Solicitor, Hepherd Winstanley & Pugh 1994; solicitor, Bond Pearce on merger 1998; associate, Bond Pearce 1999; partner, Bond Pearce 2001; partner, Bond Dickinson on merger 2013; partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP on combination in 2017.