Andrew Bessemer Clark > Fladgate LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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16 GREAT QUEEN STREET
LONDON
WC2B 5DG
England
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Andrew Bessemer Clark
Work Department
Corporate M&A, finance.
Position
I specialise in mergers and acquisitions with a particular emphasis on the projects and infrastructure market and private equity.
I have over 20 years’ experience as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer and projects and infrastructure lawyer.
As an M&A lawyer I have worked in a number of different sectors, including travel, publishing and technology. I have also undertaken a significant number of M&A transactions within the PFI and PPP market.
As a projects and infrastructure lawyer I have acted for a number of different investors in the PPP market, including Equitix, John Laing and PIP. Prior to joining Fladgate LLP in January 2007 I spent 2 and a half years working in-house for John Laing plc bidding for and closing several PFI Projects.
Career
Trained Stephenson Harwood; qualified 1999, solicitor 1999-2000; solicitor Allen & Overy 2000-05; commercial director John Laing plc 2005-07; solicitor Fladgate 2007-08, partner 2008-present.
Education
Radley College; University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (BA Hons); London College of Law (CPE, LPC).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
Recognised for its depth of knowledge in the infrastructure PPP/PFI space, Fladgate LLP works with investors and contractors on contentious and non-contentious work, spanning commercial, financing, and handback issues. Well versed in infrastructure M&A and PE transactions, practice head Andrew Bessemer Clark is praised for his ability to ‘really understand the workings of PFI projects and the various stakeholders involved.’ Praised for his ‘real skill for detail’, Sam Tye handles commercial and finance instructions for a varied client roster, while David Weare is singled out for his contentious practice. The ‘responsive and pragmatic’ Christian Charles chiefly focuses on contentious construction and engineering matters. Kim Fowler and Michaela Patterson are also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Real estate > Residential property
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Employers
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables