Partner, corporate division based in Manchester. Andrew specialises in M&A (both public and private), private equity and joint ventures. He has acted for companies, private equity houses, individuals and partnerships on a range of domestic and cross border acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and other transactions. Andrew has particular expertise in private equity transactions. He advises private equity houses on new investments, managing their portfolio companies during the life of those investments and on helping them to achieve successful exits. Andrew also acts opposite private equity houses – advising sellers and management teams during new investments and in supporting them throughout the life of their business. This gives Andrew, and his clients, the benefit of experience of dealing with private equity investors from all angles and an insight into what really does, and should, matter for each interested party. Andrew won the prestigious Young Lawyer award at the North West Young Professionals Awards in 2010 and was shortlisted for Young Professional of the Year. Recent highlights include acting for: Living Bridge on its £54m acquisition of Sykes Cottages; the shareholders and management of Travel Counsellors on their investment from Equistone; NorthEdge Capital on its £66m acquisition of Accrol Papers; Inflexion Private Equity on a number of acquisitions including CTC Aviation and Natural Products; Lloyds Development Capital on a number of acquisitions and disposals including WRG and ATP; Phoenix Private Equity on its acquisition of Key Retirement Solutions; Co-operative Group on: the £620m disposal of its pharmacy business to the Bestway Group, its liability management exercise, including the disposal of assets to Co-operative Bank p.l.c., its £1.6bn acquisition of the Somerfield supermarket chain and subsequent store disposal programme of in excess of 150 grocery stores in a challenging time frame, its joint venture with Thomas Cook group; Peel Media on its £500m joint venture with Legal & General for MediaCityUK; Moneysupermarket.com on its acquisition of Financial Services Net, OnTrees and on two joint ventures; Thermo Fisher Scientific on its acquisitions of Raymond A. Lamb, Sterilin Limited and the sale of Electorthermal Limited; Capita on their acquisitions of DLA Direct, Pathway, Turner MacFarlane Green and Reliance Task Management.
England - North West • Corporate and commercial
Addleshaw Goddard
The corporate and commercial team at Addleshaw Goddard is ‘technically strong with a very down-to-earth style’ and covers the full spectrum of matters including M&A, private equity and PLC transactions. The firm has expertise in the real estate sector, acting for leading property developers and investors in the north west. Practice head Paul Medlicott acts for mid-market private equity houses and management teams with support from Andrew Green. Roger Hart routinely works with major PLCs, while Shelley McGivern is known for her work on corporate finance and M&A transactions.
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Testimonials
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'I would trust Roger Hart and team with any corporate work as much, if not more so, than traditional London based corporate law firms. They know their stuff, they get things done quietly and effectively and they are competitive on fees.'
- 'What they have in common is they are technically strong with a very "down to earth" style, which plays out really well with plcs.’
‘A reliable firm and team, meaning client's can be guaranteed a quality service no matter which partner and team are handling the project. They have shown an ability for specific matter knowledge to seamlessly transfer across individuals in the team.’
‘Collaborative, the focus is on getting the deal done. Good at building relationships with both clients and the other side.’
‘Very collaborative and measured solid advice and unlike many corporate partners, they don't try to point score but instead gets the deal done.’
‘Fundamentally the firm in Manchester offers a very high standard of lawyer, with a high level of consistency across different levels of experience and seniority and across the corporate disciplines.’
‘Whilst the overall standard of partners and associates at Addleshaw is high across the board, the primary stand out corporate lawyer is Roger Hart who has excellent technical skills, always delivers the highest quality advice, is proactive and commercial and has a very strong work ethic.’
‘We found the team at AG Manchester to be incredibly knowledgeable and supportive throughout the process of selling our business. The team were incredibly dedicated to getting the right result for us as their client and worked tirelessly and often very late into each evening to achieve this result.’
Key clients
- JD Sports Fashion
- Co-operative Group
- BT
- Currys
- Boohoo
- Manchester Airports Group
- National Grid
- Victorian Plumbing
- Moneysupermarket
Work highlights
- Advised Co-operative Group on the £605m disposal of its c132 site petrol filling station business and associated convenience retail outlets to Asda Stores.
- Advised K3 Capital Group plc on its £272m public takeover by Sun European Partners.
- Advised Bruntwood Sci-Tech on its £1.5bn joint venture with the University of Manchester.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Specialises in a wide range of corporate finance advice and M&A transactions, and leads our relationship with some of our biggest household name clients. Advises a mix of listed and private companies and individuals on all aspects of company law and corporate finance, including M&A, takeovers, the Takeover Code, disposals, demergers, spin-outs, IPOs, fundraisings, group reorganisations and financial restructurings, capital reductions, joint ventures, corporate constitutional matters, shareholder agreements, directors’ responsibilities and governance issues, including the UKLA’s Listing Rules, Market Abuse Regulation, Prospectus Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the AIM Rules. He leads our relationship with and advises Dixons Carphone, BT, MoneySupermarket.com, Speedy Hire, JD Sports, Norcros, The Hut, My Dentist, Boohoo, Arrow Global, Radius Payment Solutions, B&M Retail, Fircroft, Travel Counsellors and Victrex.
Partner in corporate team focusing on general corporate, M&A and private equity. Leads the private equity practice in the North West. Has a particular sector focus on consumer goods businesses. Acts for a number of corporate and private equity clients, including Ardenton, ECI, Equistone, Inflexion, LDC, LivingBridge, NorthEdge Capital, NVM, Phoenix and PZ Cussons Plc.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Medlicott