Lance is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with over 30 years experience, who advises a wide range of clients from business start-ups, entrepreneurs and SME’s through to large multinational companies. He has considerable experience in running domestic and cross border corporate M&A transactions and has advised companies on AIM and PLUS IPO’s. He also advises on private equity and venture capital transactions and has worked across many sectors, including Natural Resources and Cleantech/Renewables.
Expertise
Lance has significant experience advising on international mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. He acts for global corporates, private equity investors, and management teams on complex cross-border deals, due diligence, and corporate finance matters.
Experience
Acted for True North Communications (based in Chicago), an advertising company, now taken over by IPG.
Acted for URS (based in California), a transportation, infrastructure, environmental and building design company, on its worldwide reorganisation in over 40 countries.
Acted for UPS (based in Atlanta), the US freight and parcel carrier, on pan European due diligence exercises in respect of its acquisition of the Fritz Companies.
Acted for O’Gara, a US company, on its UK acquisitions, and previously acted for Kroll in its acquisition of Buchler Phillips.
Acted for Eppendorf (German Company) on various UK matters including Due Diligence exercise in connection with its acquisition of a NASDAQ company.
Acted for IPS (a US PE backed company) on a UK acquisition of a Newcastle based business.
Lance advises on all aspects of acquisitions and disposals, including distressed sales, management buyouts, and group reorganisations.
Experience
Advised client on the acquisition of the business of undertaking of Veg & City Drinks Limited (In Administration), makers of Savse smoothies (stocked by Waitrose and Sainsburys, amongst others), from the Administrators, Smith & Williamson.
Acted for the shareholders in the disposal of Holroyd Howe Limited (contract catering) to Baxter Storey and related financing arrangements.
Acted for Nexus Media on a series of publishing asset disposals.
Lance also advises on private equity transactions and corporate finance matters, including fundraisings, shareholder agreements, and AIM listings. He represents both investors and management teams.
Experience
Acted for Cargolux Airlines International on its joint Venture with SITA to create one of the world’s largest air cargo automation companies.
Lance advises clients across the energy and renewables sector on corporate and commercial transactions, including IPOs, fundraisings, and buyouts. His experience spans wind power, waste-to-energy, and bioenergy projects, acting for both UK and international companies on strategic investments and market listings.
Experience
Acted for Clipper Windpower (an AIM Company), a US wind turbine manufacturer and operator, in various corporate and commercial matters, including significant fund raisings ($200 m +).
Acted for Anaeco, an Australian energy from waste company on UK matters.
Acted for Management on £80 million secondary buyout of Discovery Group.
Acting on the IPO of Wogen Resources Ltd to the AIM
Advised the selling shareholders (corporates) on the AIM IPO of Eqtec PLC (bioscience energy/gasification technology).
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Lance qualified as a solicitor in 1981. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2010, he worked at the following firms:
