Profile
Work Department
Position
Specialises in a wide range of corporate finance advice and M&A transactions, and leads our relationship with some of our biggest household name clients. Advises a mix of listed and private companies and individuals on all aspects of company law and corporate finance, including M&A, takeovers, the Takeover Code, disposals, demergers, spin-outs, IPOs, fundraisings, group reorganisations and financial restructurings, capital reductions, joint ventures, corporate constitutional matters, shareholder agreements, directors’ responsibilities and governance issues, including the UKLA’s Listing Rules, Market Abuse Regulation, Prospectus Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the AIM Rules. He leads our relationship with and advises Dixons Carphone, BT, MoneySupermarket.com, Speedy Hire, JD Sports, Norcros, The Hut, My Dentist, Boohoo, Arrow Global, Radius Payment Solutions, B&M Retail, Fircroft, Travel Counsellors and Victrex.
Career
Trained Addleshaw Sons and Latham; qualified 1996; partner 2005.
Education
St James’ C of E Comprehensive, Bolton (1982-87); North Bolton Sixth Forn College (1987-89); University College, London (1992 LLB).
Content supplied by Addleshaw Goddard
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘First class. Knew the process inside out, understood the nuances of our industry and what levers could protect/add value. Brilliant firm to deal with.'
‘George Danczak is an exceptional operator. He is also revered by many of the PE firms as one of the best in his industry. He was outstanding for our deal, available at any time and delivered the best result for us.'
‘Having worked with Addleshaw Goddard's Manchester office for a number of years, I have complete confidence and trust in the team to give strong advice to protect our interests, but also be commercial in their approach in order to ensure deadlines are hit on complex projects.'
‘George Danczak as corporate partner in Manchester has consistently shown himself to be client led, available at all times to provide trusted advice and engage positively with opposing legal teams.'
‘The AG team are highly commercial in their approach to transacting, applying a real world context to legal matters and explaining issues in simple effective terms. They have a calm approach and try to build effective rapport to create positive transacting dynamics rather than an overly combative style.'
‘Andrew Green is the main partner we work with and exemplifies the positive attributes described above. He's very market facing and a work winner for the firm, but backs this up with a tremendous work ethic and deep technical knowledge. A first rate lawyer. ’
‘Strength in depth and experience across the partner group and more junior lawyers. Deep experience across the public, private and private equity/financing space.'
'Plc/Takeover Code capabilities are better than any other firms in the regional market.'
‘Primary long standing relationship is Roger Hart. He stands out for his depth of experience and expertise, particularly in terms of listed company advice and capital markets/new issues. Strong M&A skills across all transaction types.'
'Excellent interpersonal skills and highly credible in front of business leaders and founders.'
Key clients
- JD Sports Fashion Co-operative Group BT Muller National Grid Manchester Airports Group Applied Nutrition Castore Siemens All 20 private equity houses with a material presence in the North West, together with several other national and international private equity houses JD Sports Fashion Co-operative Group BT Muller National Grid Manchester Airports Group Applied Nutrition Castore Siemens