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Olswang

90 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, WC1V 6XX
Tel:
Work 020 7067 3000
Fax:
Fax 020 7067 3999
DX:
37972 KINGSWAY
Web:
www.olswang.com
Email:

Stephen Hermer

Tel:
Work +44 20 7067 3459
Email:
Olswang

Work Department

Media and entertainment, corporate finance, M&A.

Position

Head of one of Olswang’s two corporate groups; practice is centered on M&A transactions in both the public and private arenas and on primary and secondary equity fundraisings in the UK capital markets, acting as both company and underwriter counsel; clients include large UK and multinational companies, with a particular emphasis on businesses operating in the media, communications and technology industries; considerable experience in representing owners of privately-held businesses in the implementation of their exit strategies.

Career

Career: Trained Frere Cholmeley; partner 1994; partner Olswang 1998.

Languages

Languages: Conversational French.

Education

Education: Clifton College; Peterhouse, Cambridge.

Leisure

Leisure: Jazz, cinema, reading, food and wine.

Practice Areas

Corporate finance; M&A; Media and entertainment

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