Simon Procter > Shoosmiths LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Shoosmiths LLP
Platform
New Station Street
LEEDS
West Yorkshire
LS1 4JB
England

Work Department

Corporate North and Scotland

Position

Simon is a Partner in the Corporate team based in Leeds. He has over 13 years’ experience of corporate transactions, advising both public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganisation and simplification projects and general corporate advisory. Simon has significant experience of acting on cross-border transactions, having acted for a number of North American clients on such matters. He also specialises in insolvent debt portfolio acquisitions and disposals, having acted for a US investment bank in this sector for a number of years.

 

Career

Simon joined Shoosmiths in November 2017 following 13 years at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

Shoosmiths LLP’s corporate team has considerable experience in handling M&A and private equity transaction for both national and international clients. In particular, it has notable expertise advising on inbound European transactions for European clients. The team is led by James Foster, who has a broad corporate finance practice that covers acquisitions and divestments, venture capital, growth equity, private equity investments and joint ventures. Simon Procter advises on public and private M&A and corporate restructuring mandates. Principal associate Natalie Hager who assists on private equity transactions, is another key contact in the group.