Mark Slade > Macfarlanes LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Macfarlanes LLP Offices
20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT
England
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Mark Slade
Work Department
Corporate and M&A
Position
Mark works on a broad range of corporate matters but with an emphasis on advising quoted clients. Mark has considerable experience in equity capital markets transactions and advising on matters in the listed funds, real estate and asset management sectors.
Mark’s primary interest is in transactions advising or involving quoted companies. He has advised on a large number of initial public offerings and secondary fundraises, acting for a mixture of issuers, sponsors / underwriters and selling shareholders. Mark regularly advises on M&A transactions involving listed clients, including those that are subject to the Takeover Code. He also fulfils an advisory role for a wide range of listed companies, providing advice on, among other things, compliance with the Listing Rules / the AIM Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the Takeover Code.
Mark also has a significant private M&A practice where, among other things, he has been active in the asset management, financial services and real estate sectors and, more generally, advises private companies on all aspects of company law.
Mark regularly publishes articles and book chapters on M&A and capital markets matters.
Career
Qualified 2006
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
Particularly noted for its work with investment companies such as REITs, Macfarlanes LLP has a broad ECM practice with demonstrable experience across all manner of transactions. The team is headed up by seasoned practitioner Richard Burrows, who is especially recommended for his expertise in tech-oriented deals. Other names to note include Harry Coghill and Mark Slade, both of whom have significant experience in public offerings. Former practice co-head Robert Boyle is no longer at the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
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