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Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner and Head of Corporate
Career
John is one of five partners in the corporate team at Walker Morris and has been with the firm for 15 years having trained in the City of London. John works with a wide variety of companies and individuals and takes the time to get to know them and their businesses which enables him to identify and protect clients’ interests.
London: Corporate and commercial
Flotations: small and mid-cap
Within: Flotations: small and mid-cap
Walker Morris LLP has a strong pipeline of AIM-related work, a significant portion of which comes from clients in the IT/technology sector. Richard Naish, director Jo Stephenson and others acted for PROACTIS Holdings Plc in its $132.5m acquisition of Perfect Commerce in 2017; the deal constituted a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules. Other clients in this space include Software Radio Technology Plc, Servelec Group Plc, Cloudbuy Plc and Avacta Group Plc. The firm also generates work from clients outside of IT/technology, as was illustrated when Naish recently advised AIM-listed company Fishing Republic Plc with a £1.3m share placing. In addition to acting for companies, Naish assists NOMADs and sponsors. Another notable individual is Daniel O’Gorman, who has 20 years of equity capital markets/AIM experience, and was the lead adviser to the shareholders of Dee Valey Group Plc on their opposition to the £84m takeover of the company by Severn Trent Plc by way of a scheme of arrangement. John Hamer is the practice head.
Yorkshire and the Humber: Corporate and commercial
Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Within: Leading individuals
John Hamer - Walker Morris LLP
Within: Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
The ‘incredibly strong team’ at Walker Morris LLP is ‘one of the best in Leeds and the surrounding area’ with ‘commercially focused advice that makes it equally as good as any of the London firms’. John Hamer leads the department and advises on public and private company takeovers, acquisitions, public market listings and private equity investments; his recent work includes acting for Total Capital Partners on the funding of its MBO of Walkers Transports. Clients also praise Ian Gilbert and director Jo Stephenson, Debbie Jackson, who ‘gets stuff done effectively’; Richard Naish, who ‘communicates effectively’; and Daniel O'Gorman, who is ‘pragmatic and solution oriented’. Jackson recently advised Endless on the sale of Karro Food Group to CapVest Partners, Naish acted for Servelec Group on its recommended cash offer from Scarlet Bidco, and O’Gorman assisted Data Intensity and its owner with its sale to EQT. Renew Holdings, Custodian REIT and Mattioli Woods are also clients.