Stephen is an experienced corporate lawyer who has been representing businesses and their owners for over 30 years across a wide range of sectors. He has extensive expertise in transactions with a cross-border element and advising foreign companies on corporate transactions that require English legal advice.
Entrepreneurs in particular, frequently turn to Stephen for his expertise in sales and purchases of owner-managed companies and for re-organisations, management buy-outs and buy-ins. Whilst Stephen’s practice is generally sector-agnostic, he is well known for the work he has done involving estate agencies throughout the UK.
Expertise
Stephen advises on the sale and acquisition of companies and businesses across a range of sectors, offering commercially focused guidance on deal structuring, negotiation, and successful execution.
Experience
Advising an American on the purchase of a French airline and explaining how the French employment laws are more favourable to the employee than US labour laws.
Advised on the sale of a multi-office estate agents.
Advised on the sale of Electoral Reform Services Limited.
Advised on the sale of a company providing residential care in a number of locations.
Advised on the sale of an insurance company in Zambia.
Advised on the sale of a robotics company to a US buyer.
Advised on the sale of a company providing training services pursuant to government contracts.
Advised on the acquisition of an estate agency.
Stephen has experience acting for both management teams and investors on management buy-outs and buy-ins, providing end-to-end support on structuring, financing, and completing these transactions.
Experience
Advised a client on the resolution of issues on supply contracts with the US and China.
Advised on the expansion of a rapidly growing software reseller.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Stephen qualified as a solicitor in 1977. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2022, he worked at Ince.
