John Davies > Thrings LLP > Swindon, England > Lawyer Profile

Thrings LLP
6 DRAKES MEADOW
PENNY LANE
SWINDON
SN3 3LL
England
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Work Department

Corporate Commercial team.

Position

Head of Corporate. John specialises in business and company acquisitions, disposals, MBO’s, MBI’s, restructure and refinance. He also acts for a number of banks on structured finance solutions for businesses. John is also one of the firm’s client relationship partners and assists clients with strategic, commercial advice often negotiating complex agreements and joint ventures. He works closely with the in-house legal teams of a number of universally recognised businesses providing support where necessary. John has won Client Partner of the Year at the prestigious Lawyers Awards and Deal of the Year at the Insider Awards.

Career

Trained Thrings; qualified 2000; assistant Thrings 2000-02; associate 2002-03; partner 2003 to date.

Memberships

Founding council member of the Swindon Chamber of Commerce; Founder board member of the local strategic economic partnership; Founding board member of Switch on to Swindon; the Law Society.

Education

Christ College, Brecon; University of Wales, Swansea (BSc Joint Hons Economy; PG Dip in US foreign policy); University of the West of England (PG Dip Law and LPC).

Leisure

Family, sport, travel, countryside.

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire

Active across both corporate and commercial work, Thrings LLP also draws on its banking and finance expertise to advise lenders and investors across a diverse set of transactions and agreements. John Davies heads up the corporate offering with experience that includes acting on PE-backed transactions, while Kate Westbrook oversees the commercial arm of the practice and focuses on tech and FMCG clients.