Jessica Adam > Macfarlanes LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Macfarlanes LLP Offices
20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT
England
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Jessica Adam
Work Department
Corporate and M&A
Position
Jessica works for a range of clients from private equity houses and asset managers to large corporate groups.
Jessica is a corporate and M&A lawyer focusing on private equity and private M&A.
As well as acting for private equity sponsors, Jessica heads up the management team advisory practice. Alongside her private equity practice, she advises key corporate clients on a range of matters including private M&A and complex group reorganisations.
Jessica also has considerable experience of acting for clients in the professional services sector, particularly in the context of law firm mergers.
Jessica has featured in recent press articles such as The Lawyer’s “Female Private Equity Stars” and Legal Business’s “Female Deal Stars”.
Jessica is a partner champion of our Balance network, a forum for all staff managing careers and home lives, enabling discussion, support and the exchange of the information and ideas, to achieve a work-life balance.
Career
Qualified 2010; partner 2013
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Partnership
The cross-departmental group at Macfarlanes LLP offers a range of services to professional services firms and private client individuals including advice on M&A, tax and structuring of partnerships, financial regulation and dispute resolution support. Heading up the team is Jessica Adam, a member of the APP, who acts for private equity houses, asset managers, professional services firms and LLPs in relation to mergers. Also of note is Hayley Robinson who handles employment law work for LLPs, particularly in the financial services sector, regarding workplace issues, recruitment, exits, restrictive covenants and restructurings.
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
Well-regarded for its ‘excellent strength in depth and great quality advice‘, Macfarlanes LLP is a strong choice for both sponsors and management teams seeking assistance on all manner of transactions. The team is headed up by Alex Edmondson, who is praised as ‘a real stand out who is technically very proficient and commercially minded‘ across buyouts and sell-side mandates. Stephen Drewitt is a highly experienced figure who serves as key relationship partner for some of the firm’s major clients, with recent engagements including high value, cross-border investment deals. Other key names include Jessica Adam, noted for her management advisory practice, and Stephen Pike, who is well-versed in all types of PE deals.
Lawyer Rankings
- Partnership London > Corporate and commercial
- Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+) London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Real estate > Residential property
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Securitisation
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Employment > Immigration
- Private client > Court of protection