Our team

Authors and contributors

We're ranked among the leading M&A advisers in the UK and internationally, with extensive experience delivering complex cross-border transactions.

Our market-leading M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital teams have helped US buyers acquire UK and European companies in a variety of sectors, while also advising the leadership teams of start-up and early-stage businesses who are looking to sell their business.

Our deep understanding of the legal landscapes on both sides of the Atlantic, coupled with the quality of our advisers, mean we're well known as seasoned professionals who can help you close your transaction efficiently.

To find out more and view our wider team, click here. To see some of our recent experience, click here.

Authors


Mark Barron

Partner, Corporate

D +44 207 300 4241

m.barron@taylorwessing.com


Paul Thorpe

Partner, Corporate

D +44 20 7300 4111

p.thorpe@taylorwessing.com


Ed Chapman

Partner, Corporate

D +44 207 300 7014

edward.chapman@taylorwessing.com


Harry Ruffell

Senior Associate, Corporate

D +44 203 077 7255

h.ruffell@taylorwessing.com


Loye Oyedotun

Associate, Corporate

D +44 207 300 4612

l.oyedotun@taylorwessing.com

For more information on our International Corporate team, please click below.

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Our US team


David Bates

Partner, Corporate

D +1 650 772 5400

d.bates@taylorwessing.com


Alexander Roth

Partner, Corporate

D +49 16096997403

a.roth@taylorwessing.com


Sarah Cole

Partner, Corporate

D +44 207 300 4151

s.cole@taylorwessing.com

Contributors


Paul Callaghan

Partner, Employment, Pensions and Mobility

D +44 207 300 4210

p.callaghan@taylorwessing.com


Chris Cowley

Partner, Corporate

D +44 207 300 7189

c.cowley@taylorwessing.com


Laurence Lieberman

Partner, Disputes and Investigations

D +44 207 300 4869

l.lieberman@taylorwessing.com


Claire Matthews

Partner, Tax and Incentives

D +44 207 300 7023

cm.matthews@taylorwessing.com


Paolo Palmigiano

Partner, Competition, EU and Trade

D +44 207 300 4138

p.palmigiano@taylorwessing.com


Graham Samuel-Gibbon

Partner, Tax and Incentives

D +44 207 300 4916

g.samuel-gibbon@taylorwessing.com


Siân Skelton

Partner, Technology, Media and Communications

D +44 207 300 4769

s.skelton@taylorwessing.com


Xuyang Zhu

Partner, Technology, IP and Information

D +44 207 300 4189

x.zhu@taylorwessing.com


Debbie Cloake

Senior Counsel – Knowledge, Corporate

D +44 207 300 4741

d.cloake@taylorwessing.com


Roxane Davey

Senior Counsel – Employment, Pensions and Mobility

D +44 207 300 4634

r.davey@taylorwessing.com


Claire Hawley

Senior Counsel – Knowledge, Tax and Incentives

D +44 207 300 4891

c.hawley@taylorwessing.com


Debbie Heywood

Senior Counsel – Knowledge, Technology, Media and Communications

D +44 207 300 4233

d.heywood@taylorwessing.com


Louise Popple

Senior Counsel – Knowledge, Technology, Media and Communications

D +44 207 300 4670

l.popple@taylorwessing.com


Jo Joyce

Of Counsel, Data and Cyber

D +353 1 224 1092

jo.joyce@taylorwessing.com


Elliot Michaelson Taylor

Senior Associate, Tax and Incentives

D +44 203 077 7343

e.michaelsontaylor@taylorwessing.com


Alexandra Poland

Senior Associate, Private Equity

D +44 203 077 7503

a.poland@taylorwessing.com


Oz Watson

Senior Associate, Technology, Media and Communications

D +44 207 300 4958

o.watson@taylorwessing.com


Nick Harrison

Associate, Technology, IP and Information

D +44 203 077 7357

nic.harrison@taylorwessing.com


Ben Jones

Associate, Disputes and Investigations

D +44 207 300 4061

b.jones@taylorwessing.com

External contributors

We've worked with a number of W&I brokers including Gallagher, Lockton and Howden on recent M&A transactions, and would like to thank Howden and Atlantic Global Risk for their generous contribution to this guide.

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