Mr Stephen Brown > Akin > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Akin Offices
EIGHTH FLOOR
TEN BISHOPS SQUARE
LONDON
E1 6EG
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Mr Stephen Brown
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Stephen has substantial experience advising private equity sponsors and public companies on the taxation and structuring of management equity and share incentive arrangements, among many other types of matters. He is also an experienced employment lawyer.
Stephen leads on the negotiation, drafting and implementation of the management equity piece in private equity-backed acquisitions and focuses on aligning rewards for the leadership team with the creation of value for investors over a multi-year period. He develops innovative approaches to solve tax, legal and governance problems for leading funds and corporates.
With extensive experience advising U.S. investors investing in U.K. and European assets, Stephen combines a deep knowledge of employment law and the tax, corporate law and structuring aspects of management incentive arrangements and share inventive plans.
Stephen also has many years of experience guiding U.S.-based clients on the introduction of incentive arrangements in different jurisdictions including Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America and finding solutions to the tax, employment and regulatory issues that arise in these jurisdictions.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
Akin fields an ‘exceptional’ team with key strength in the financial services sector. Team lead Stephen Brown has expertise in the private equity sector, and works with both domestic and international clients. Serena Lee covers a broad range of corporate and finance transactions, including reorganisations and restructurings. Matthew Durward-Thomas made partner in January 2023.
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
Noted for its broad coverage of emerging markets, Akin is engaged on a diverse range of both upper and middle-market work – particularly for clients (both sponsors and portfolio companies) involved in tech and natural resources. The practice is jointly chaired by a several partners: Shaun Lascelles, a prolific adviser who regularly handles PE transactions in the oil and gas sectors; Gavin Weir, whose focus includes tech and life sciences; Stephen Brown, experienced in PE employment law and management equity matters; and Sebastian Rice, who oversees both the London and Hong Kong offices. Other names to note include David Sewell, whose recent engagements include acquisitions for sponsors engaged in the financial services sector. Weyinmi Popo left the firm to join Asafo & Co. in March 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m) London > Corporate and commercial
- Corporate tax London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Acquisition finance