Jessica Adam > Macfarlanes LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

With a cross-departmental professional practices and LLPs group which incorporates the firm’s corporate, M&A, employment, tax, and financial regulation teams, Macfarlanes LLP is capable of handling complex cross-border partnership matters including transactions, disputes, and regulatory issues. The practice’s capabilities have attracted a strong client base consisting of businesses from the professional and financial services sectors. Jessica Adam heads up the team and specialises in advising private equity houses, asset managers, and LLPs on mergers. Employment specialist Hayley Robinson concentrates on recruitment, exits, and disciplinaries and grievances, as well as tribunal proceedings and contractual issues. On the tax and structuring front, Jeremy Moncrieff is the main contact at the firm for his expertise in advising on complex M&A transactions involving LLPs and partnerships.

Increasingly active in the secondaries market, Macfarlanes LLP‘s ‘exceptional‘ buyout practice is routinely sought out by domestic and multinational financial sponsors and investors. Practice head Alex Edmondson, who also co-leads the firm’s technology practice group, is praised for his ability to ‘get to grips with the most complex of situations’ and showcases particular skill in sponsor-side M&A. Stephen Drewitt has a similarly strong sponsor-focused practice and is especially strong in domestic PE transactions. Alexander Green is a go-to figure in the team for secondaries and GP-led restructurings, while Jessica Adam heads up the firm’s management advisory practice. Stephen Pike –  noted for his growing track record in secondaries – provides transactional advice to a wide range of clients.

Increasingly active in the secondaries market, Macfarlanes LLP‘s ‘exceptional‘ buyout practice is routinely sought out by domestic and multinational financial sponsors and investors. Practice head Alex Edmondson, who also co-leads the firm’s technology practice group, is praised for his ability to ‘get to grips with the most complex of situations’ and showcases particular skill in sponsor-side M&A. Stephen Drewitt has a similarly strong sponsor-focused practice and is especially strong in domestic PE transactions. Alexander Green is a go-to figure in the team for secondaries and GP-led restructurings, while Jessica Adam heads up the firm’s management advisory practice. Stephen Pike –  noted for his growing track record in secondaries – provides transactional advice to a wide range of clients.