Andrew is a corporate transactional lawyer with considerable experience in a broad range of corporate / M&A transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalisations, joint ventures and strategic alliances, venture capital and private equity transactions (including management buyouts and minority investments) and acting for management teams.

Andrew has established a strong reputation for advising management and investec companies on numerous private equity transactions.

Clients include both large multinational corporations and smaller companies growing through investment or acquisition. Andrew regularly represents industrial and services companies, high tech companies, including IT, medical device and biotech entities, private equity firms and financial institutions.

He has a proven track record of working with multinational clients undertaking complex cross border M&A transactions and acting as a “trusted adviser” in relation to transactions in multiple jurisdictions. Recent examples include working with Affinia Group Inc. in connection with the competitive auction sale of Affinia’s European Automotive Aftermarket Operations (with facilities in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland).

Andrew was formerly the Head of M&A at Dorsey & Whitney (Europe) LLP, having co-founded the English law practice at the firm in 1998.
 

KEY EXPERIENCE

• Counsel to Dana Corporation in connection with the divestiture of global Automotive Aftermarket businesses to Affinia Group Inc, an affiliate of The Cypress Group for US$1.1 billion.
• Special International Counsel to Dana Corporation in relation to Chapter 11 proceedings in the US a significant pan-European restructuring and the sale of a number of non-core businesses.
• Counsel for Donaldson Company in connection with the acquisition of the DCE Group from Invensys Plc.
• Counsel to EADS on proposed Consortium bid for the privatisation of a major European country’s aerospace industry, through a controlled auction
• Counsel for Royal Mail plc in the acquisition of the Citipost Group
• Counsel to Mediasurface plc. on capital restructuring and significant syndicated private equity pre-IPO investments
• Counsel to Aremisoft Inc. advising on its Group Reorganization and subsequent disposal
• Counsel to British Coal Corporation throughout the privatization of non-core businesses in relation to the disposal of a number of businesses to financial buyers and MBO teams
• Counsel to Alcatel on US$ 1 billion securitization project
• Counsel to Orhan Group LLC in relation to significant joint venture in Korea
• Counsel to Dover Corporation in relation to the sale of Hammond & Champness Limited (part of the Dover Lifts Group)
• Counsel to Dover Corporation in relation to its acquisition of specialist tanker and dry-bulk tanker manufacturer Heil Trailer International Ltd
• Counsel to Dover Corporation in relation to its acquisition of Syfer Technology Ltd
• Counsel to Dover Corporation in relation to its acquisition of Compressor Valve Engineering Ltd
• Counsel to Triton Systems of Delaware Inc. in relation to its acquisition of Cash Point Machines plc
• Counsel to Triton Systems of Delaware Inc. in relation to its acquisition of Infocash Ltd
• Counsel to Triton Systems of Delaware Inc. in relation to its acquisition of Cash Services Limited.
• Counsel to Dana Corporation in relation to the Sale of Dana’s LIPE Clutch Business to Setco Automotive Limited (India)
• Counsel to Dana Corporation in relation to the sale of the business of Automotive Motion Technology Limited to Beuhler GmbH
• Counsel to Dover Corporation in relation to its acquisition of St. Neots Sheet Metal Company Ltd
• Counsel to Dover Corporation in relation to its sale of Perfect Bore Ltd
• Counsel to Dover Corporation in relation to its sale of Triton Europe Limited
   

CAREER HISTORY

Partner, Mishcon de Reya
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Associate, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Solicitor, Nabarro Nathanson
Qualified, Nabarro Nathanson
LLB Hons, Nottingham Law School