Howard Taylor > Payne Hicks Beach LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Payne Hicks Beach LLP Offices
10 NEW SQUARE
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QG
England
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Howard Taylor
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Howard is a partner and corporate lawyer specialising in the sale and purchase of companies and businesses, private equity transactions, joint ventures and fundraisings. He also advises on a wide variety of other corporate law matters, including company reorganisations and refinancings, shareholder agreements, private company investments and lending and security documentation.
Howard works with both domestic and international clients across a range of business sectors, including technology, financial services, professional services, insurance, hotels and leisure, food and beverages, manufacturing and chemicals. His clients include companies, business owners, family offices, trustees and individuals.
Career
Trained at Lane & Partners LLP and qualified in 2000. Lane & Partners LLP from 2000 to 2008. Fox Williams LLP from 2008 to 2016. Joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2016 and promoted to partner in 2019.
Memberships
Law Society of England & Wales.
Education
LLB honours degree from King’s College, London. Called to the Bar and subsequently re-qualified and admitted as a solicitor in 2000.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Noted for its broad M&A capabilities, Payne Hicks Beach LLP
possesses considerable strength across the financial services, technology, publishing, chemicals and automotive sectors. The practice is steered by Jonathan Gatward, a seasoned practitioner who has a wealth of experience advising privately owned and managed businesses across a range of different transactions. Gatward has a particular interest in businesses with an intellectual property angle. Practice co-chair Howard Taylor specialises in M&A transactions, and is also experienced in joint ventures and private equity-driven deals. Recent arrivals include Max Baird-Smith, who joined the team from Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP in July 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)