Simon advises clients on range of corporate matters including cross-border acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and shareholder agreements. He has advised clients in the healthcare, technology, banking & finance, and manufacturing sectors.
Expertise
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate and commercial
- Cross-border transactions
- Private equity
- Venture capital
Experience
- Advised a privately owned global advisory, administration and family office firm on the sale of its private client and corporate services business.
- Advised in relation to the sale of a fund administration and third-party management company business.
- Advised Wellspring on its acquisition of Caring Brands.
- Advised a leading provider of advanced diagnostic imaging on the asset purchase of a competitor’s business in the London market.
- Advised Fortune Brands Home and Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS) on the £130m acquisition of Aqualisa Products Ltd.
- Advised HSBC on the formation of the HSBC Financial Technology Venture Capital Fund.
- Advised HSBC on its Series C and Series C Plus investments into Quantifeed Holdings Limited.
- Advised Hoxton Ventures on its pre-seed investment in BeyondRisk.
Career
Simon qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales. Prior to joining Keystone Law, he worked at the following firms:
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Emirates NBD