Max Baird-Smith > Payne Hicks Beach LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Payne Hicks Beach LLP
10 NEW SQUARE
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QG
England
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Max Baird-Smith is a partner in the Corporate department. Max advises on a broad mixture of corporate and commercial transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, private-equity investments and fund raisings.

He has represented major groups across a range of sectors, as well as family offices, high-net-worth individuals and alternative investment funds. He has extensive experience handling complex cross-border matters, regularly working across Europe, the US and Africa.

Max is a graduate of Oxford University and qualified into a corporate team at Slaughter and May in 2005.

Max speaks French and English and is qualified in England and Wales (solicitor) and France (avocat).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m

The corporate team at Payne Hicks Beach LLP boasts an impressive client base, as a result of its deep experience handling a range of transactions including M&A, private equity investments, and joint ventures. The practice is capable of handling domestic and cross-border matters and has expertise in a wide range of sectors such as financial services, technology, and professional services, as well as publishing, manufacturing, and real estate. Co-leading the team are Jonathan Gatward and Howard Taylor, both of whom are adept in advising on M&A transactions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations. Gatward has a particular focus on IP-rich businesses such as those in the publishing, fashion, and technology sectors, while Taylor concentrates on a range of sectors including financial services, food and beverages, and manufacturing. Cross-border M&A specialist Max Baird-Smith has extensive experience leading on multijurisdictional transactions for ultra-high net worth individuals and privately-owned businesses, while Isobel Symonds is noted for her aptitude in acquisitions and disposals, reorganisations, and shareholder arrangements.