Having recently acquired Jonathan Goacher from Hill Dickinson LLP, the growing practice at Stephenson Harwood LLP is noted for its expertise across the aviation, consumer goods, and energy and natural resources sectors. Leading the practice is Tom Platts, who advises on cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions, while Saugata Mukherjee acts for banks, lessors, and funds on lending structures and portfolio acquisitions. Also leading the practice, Simon Wong specialises in aircraft financing, leasing, and trading, and Gregory Xu has experience in handling banking and finance mandates, including documentation, restructuring, and enforcement of transactions.
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Key clients
- Kuehne+Nagel
- TMF Group
- BECIS Group
Work highlights
- Advised Kuehne and Nagel on its acquisition of cross-border logistics provider City Zone Express from Chasen Holdings Ltd.
- Advised TMF Group, a leading international provider of compliance and business administration services, on the acquisition of Seamless, the accounting and payroll business of Sannam S4 Group.
- Advised BECIS Group on securing loan facilities from Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO, and British International Investment, the UK's development finance institution and impact investor.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Saugata Mukherjee, Tom Platts, Gregory Xu, Simon Wong