Iain Redford > Bristows LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Bristows LLP
100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
LONDON
EC4Y 0DH
England

Living Wage

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Iain has extensive experience of mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, debt and equity financings, joint ventures and private equity transactions. His clients include UK and international corporates, institutional investors and technology growth companies.

Iain’s practice covers a range of industries and he has particular experience in technology and life sciences sectors. His clients include listed companies WPP plc, who he has advised for many years on M&A and investment transactions, IP Group plc, the leading UK life sciences investor, Capgemini and DeepMatter Group plc as well as many fast growing UK and international businesses including Oxehealth, Abingdon Health and Blue Diamond.

Many of the deals Iain works on are cross-border and recent experience includes leading the Bristows team advising on the acquisition of German based Infochem by DeepMatter, and its associated secondary offering, US based Accel-KKR’s investment in SaaS group Safeguard and the sale of Vantage Power to US listed group Allison Transmission.

Career

Qualified 1996
Partner 2003-2020
Joint Managing Partner 2010-2016
Head of Corporate 2018 – present
Senior partner 2020

Languages

French and Spanish

Education

Manchester Grammar School; University College London (1998 BA History and Anthropology).

Leisure

Family, running, cycling.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m

Bristows LLP is a tour de force in the London M&A market. The practice is particularly adept in the life sciences and technology sectors, alongside other IP-rich industries. With extensive experience assisting both public and private companies on domestic and cross-border transactions, the group continues to widen its client roster with impressive names. Leading the team is Iain Redford, whose areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, financings, and joint ventures. Redford regularly advises multinational technology and life sciences businesses on high-value multijurisdictional deals. Venture capital and private equity investment specialist Matt Dennis is frequently instructed by clients from the TMT and life sciences sectors on mergers and acquisitions. Other notable names are Louise Eldridge, who concentrates on M&A, venture capital investment transactions, and joint ventures, and Marek Petecki, who specialises in debt and equity financing, M&A, spin-outs, joint ventures, and restructuring. They act for private equity funds, start-ups, and healthcare companies. David Horner stands out for his experience handling cross-border M&A deals, while Richard Swaine is capable of advising on private acquisitions and disposals, distressed M&A transactions, and management buy-outs. Nick Cross and Sophie Rees are also key contacts in the group for their aptitude in international mergers and acquisitions.

London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital

Highly praised for its ‘top-notch expertise’, the Bristows LLP team regularly advises corporate venturing arms of global multinationals and entrepreneurial businesses in high-profile venture capital transactions. Iain Redford heads the corporate offering, specialising in the life sciences sector, where he chiefly handles investment transactions. The ‘technically able’ Marek Petecki is an expert in debt and equity financings. Matt Dennis is knowledgeable in the tech sphere. David Horner is also recommended.