Stuart Hatcher > Forsters LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Forsters LLP Offices

22 Baker Street
LONDON
W1U 3BW
England
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Stuart Hatcher

Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner and Head of Corporate
Career
Stuart is Head of the Forsters’ Corporate team and is able to advise across the full range of domestic and international corporate law issues, including M&A, venture capital, private equity and other shareholder investments, group reorganisations and the return of value to shareholders.
He has particular expertise in relation to investment and shareholder activity, regulatory change, governance, overseas expansion, restructurings, disposing of non-core assets and management incentive schemes.
Stuart’s clients are wide-ranging but he is particularly known for his work with start-ups, scale-ups and fast-growth companies, with a focus on entrepreneurs, private business and mid-cap companies. Many of his clients are internationally based.
With a hands-on approach, Stuart provides his clients with a personal touch, ensuring that he fully understands their needs and is able to bring the right people from his network to help solve their problems. He works towards achieving his clients’ goals within an effective and pragmatic legal framework.
Stuart joined Forsters in 2020 following an 11-year period as a Partner at PwC Legal.
Stuart is recognised as a ‘Top Recommended Lawyer’ in the Spear’s 2021 Corporate Lawyer Index as well as the Spear’s 500 2023 directory.
Memberships
The Law Society
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Noted for being ‘experienced and efficient,’ the corporate department at Forsters LLP is adept at handling domestic and cross-border M&A transactions across a variety of sectors such as financial services, real estate, and technology. Stuart Hatcher heads up the practice and has expertise in M&A, venture capital, and private equity transactions, as well as shareholder investments and group reorganisations. Craig Thompson specialises in private equity and private M&A, while Dearbhla Quigley is recognised for her aptitude in multijurisdictional M&A transactions and capital markets.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Planning
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Social housing: local authorities and registered providers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Employment > Employers