Articles by Edward Stead
‘Snowball effect’ will drive PE M&A deal activity in 2023
We have already seen a number of £500 million-plus value deals signed in 2023, which indicate that larger deals are progressing and that deal activity is not just restricted to mid or the lower mid-market. In many cases, however, there remains a gap in valuation between buyers and sellers. In 2023 we expect to see creative deal-making as a means of bridging the valuation gap.
Pinsent Masons welcomes new financial services corporate partner Walter Clark
Walter joins from Scottish law firm Burness Paull, where he was a partner in the M&A team, having joined as a trainee in 2000. As part of his role, he also headed up the governance and company secretarial team. Head of UK corporate at Pinsent Masons, Edward Stead said: “We’ve known Walter for many years thanks to his excellent reputation in the market and it’s a great pleasure to welcome him to the team.
Pinsent Masons announces double corporate partner hire to London capital markets team
Nicholas will head up Pinsent Masons’ equity capital markets (ECM) practice and Dinesh will lead the firm’s US Securities practice. The two partners’ complimentary skillsets will enable Pinsent Masons to capitalise on the expected capital markets upswing in 2026. Nicholas led Ashurst’s ECM practice for many years. Joining the firm in 2005, he was instrumental in turning the practice into one of the City’s best.
Pinsent Masons bolsters mergers and acquisitions expertise with major UK team hire
Richard Thomas, Mark Hough, Rob Warren all join the firm on 22 September. The trio will be joined by three legal directors and a team of senior associates and associates. Richard previously led EY’s UK Commercial, Corporate & Employment practice as well as serving as lead of the UK M&A Law group. Richard, Mark and Rob specialise in domestic and international transactions with particular expertise in industrials, mobility and technology.
Pinsent Masons advises GEV Wind Power on acquisition of the Rigcom Group
Rigcom Group is Australia’s largest domestic independent service provider specialising in field deployed rotor blade maintenance and height safety services. The acquisition is an expansion of GEV Wind Power’s Australian presence at a time of increasing investment in onshore and offshore wind farms.
Pinsent Masons appoints infrastructure M&A specialist Candice Lambeth
Candice spent two years as a partner in the Energy and Infrastructure team at Paul Hastings in London, where she led on a number of multi-billion-pound transactions, including VINCI Airports' £1.27 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in Edinburgh Airport. Prior to that, Candice spent five years in the Private Equity Infrastructure team at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
UK's mid-market deal terms shaped by Covid-era and market competition
The way payments were structured and risk protection operated in deals in the UK's mid-market and private equity M&A markets changed in 2020 as buyers sought greater protection in uncertain times. Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law, Arrowpoint Advisory and Howden M&A have analysed the structures of 183 deals done in 2020 to uncover shifts in the mechanics of how those deals are conducted.
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