Field Seymour Parkes LLP

Corporate and insolvency.

Ian Wood-Smith was one of the founding partners of FSP in 1987 setting up the Corporate team. Ian advises companies and businesses on buying, selling, financing and general strategy. The majority of his clients are in the owner managed sector.

Ian has advised a number of successful entrepreneurs over the years from start up to exit and has many long established client relationships. He also advises and has advised since the 1989 recession on corporate restructuring and insolvencies working closely with local and other insolvency practitioners.

Ian was a director of Reading Football Club for 21 years seeing the club move to the Madejski Stadium and being promoted to the Premier League twice. He was Chairman of Huntercombe Golf Club for four years from 2017 and currently advises a number of businesses in the golf industry. Ian is now a trustee of Berkshire Cricket and President of Goring Social Club and honorary lawyer to Hambleden Sports Club. He has also been a governor of Bradfield College for over 10 years and was a governor of St Neots Prep School and has knowledge of the education/charities sector.

Trained Biddle & Co, London; qualified 1984; Biddle & Co 1984-87; partner Field Seymour Parkes 1988 to date.

Council of Bradfield College.

Football; member of Huntercombe Golf Club playing off five.