Macfarlanes LLP has a broad practice, advising clients within the financial services, private capital, manufacturing, and retail industries. Commended as ‘technically excellent’, the team’s capabilities include advising on takeovers, acquisitions, demergers, and incentive schemes. Heading up the practice, Robert Collard leads the rewards team, with his recent caseload including advisory work for professional services and automotive companies. Collard also advises on remuneration policies, incentives plans, M&A tax and rewards issues. The ’incredible’ Rasmus Berglund often leads on high-value, cross-border matters involving incentives arrangements, tax issues, and share plans, as well as issues arising out of complex corporate transactions, working for a range of clients in the retail, mining, and technology sectors. Mark Petch advises on share plans, remuneration, and employee benefit issues, while Philip Swinburn has recently advised global asset managers on employee incentive structures.
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Testimonials
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‘True to their style, the Macfarlanes share schemes team is a small collection of A+ players. Every member is technically excellent, a pleasure to deal with and incredibly responsive.’
‘Rasmus Berglund is an incredible talent. He's practical, a gifted communicator and has an incredible ability to synthesise an issue quickly and provide actionable advice.'
'Philip Swinburn is close behind, and the two of them make a fantastic team. They're among the best in London.’
'We have a long-standing relationship with both the Employee share schemes practice and the corporate team. The team is responsive and commercially minded, with an ability to anticipate potential issues.'
'The team is technically excellent. They have the ability to strip back a technically difficult issue and make it easier to understand.'
'Great practice on the UK market, with a wide client base and international issues. Very pragmatic and responsive, a pleasure to work with.'
Key clients
- Preqin
- ABC Technology Acquisitions Limited
- Evelyn Partners
- Audiotonix
- Joshua Alliance
- PMG Worldwide
- Superdry PLC
- Anglo American Platinum Limited
- 7IM
- Tabula Holdings Limited
- TTP Group Limited
- Ferrari Group PLC
Work highlights
Advised Preqin on the share plan options in relation to its sale to global investment manager BlackRock for £2.55bn.
Advised Evelyn Partners on the incentive and share plans related aspects of the sale of the professional services business.
Advised Ferrari Group on its IPO and specifically on the design and implementation of a new UK-compliant remuneration policy and the post-listing share incentives arrangement in which management will participate once the Company has listed.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Mark Petch
Practice head
Robert Collard
Other key lawyers
Rasmus Berglund; Mark Petch; Philip Swinburn