John Hutchinson > BDB Pitmans > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile

BDB Pitmans
THE ANCHORAGE
34 BRIDGE STREET
READING
RG1 2LU
England
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Work Department

Corporate.

Position

John has been the Managing Partner at Pitmans LLP since 2015, overseeing a firm
of 200 people. The role involves achieving growth targets for the firm within a client
focused culture. Before becoming Managing Partner, John was head of the corporate
team at Pitmans from 2000 to 2007 working on MBO’s, MBI’s, corporate M&A and
AIM IPO’s and building the team to 6 partners and 15 staff. From 2007 he retained
his partnership at Pitmans but was mainly engaged as a partner in Epi-V LLP, a
private equity fund specialising in oil and gas technology investment. John has also
acted as an NED/NEC for technology and medical companies.

Career

Articled Martineau Johnson; qualified 1990; Wragge & Co 1990-91; assistant solicitor Cole & Cole 1991-94; partner Pitmans 1994.

Education

Bancrofts School; University of Victoria (1983 BA).

Leisure

Family, theatre, golf.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40

John Hutchinson heads up the corporate department at BDB Pitmans which handles the full lifecycle of corporate transaction on behalf of a high-end client list, particularly those in the financial and retail sectors. Stephanie Perry specialises in corporate lending as well as acquisitions and disposals, particularly in the automotive sector. Partner Oliver Pilkington and associate Daniela Munro left to join Shoosmiths LLP.