James is a partner in the corporate practice based in our London office and is the UK Head of Private Equity. His expertise covers all aspects of corporate work with a particular emphasis on private equity and mergers and acquisitions.

James listed in the 2012 edition of Chambers and Partners’ Chambers UK as a leading individual for private equity.

Representative Experience

• Advised The BSS Group plc on the recommended cash and share offer by Travis Perkins plc (£583m).
• Advised Melorio plc on the recommended cash offer by Pearson plc (£99m).
• Advised Charterhouse Capital Partners on the disposal of Lucite International ($1.6bn).
• Advised the shareholders and management of Polypipe on the secondary buy out backed by Bank of Scotland Corporate.
• Advised EPIC Private Equity on its portfolio investments including Nexus Industries, Palatinate Holdings and Indicia.
• Advised EPE Special Opportunities on its portfolio investments including Whittard of Chelsea, Past Times and Morada.
• Advised Inflexion Private Equity on the MBO of Griffin Global.
• Advised the shareholders and management of Eden Brown on the MBO backed by Hamilton Bradshaw.
• Advised The BSS Group plc on its acquisitions of UGS, DHS, Birchwood, Buck & Hickman, AHED, Spendlove C Jebb, Price Tools, Warrens, Pegler & Louden and Tricom.
• Advised Polypipe on the acquisitions of Terrain, Marshall Tufflex and Silavent and the disposal of PSS.
• Advised Low & Bonar plc on the acquisition of Westbond.
• Advised Melorio plc on the reverse takeover of Zenos and the acquisitions of HB Group and Gas Logic.