Bede joined the firm in October 2022 as a solicitor in the corporate team, having trained in a corporate commercial team in the Midlands before returning to his hometown of Newcastle.
He provides assistance and advises companies, management teams, investors and shareholders, on a range of corporate matters including disposals, acquisitions, investments, group reorganisations, shareholders agreements as well as providing general company law and governance advice.
Bede has experience of working on a variety of transactions primarily involving owner-managed businesses, SMEs and start-ups across a range of sectors including technology, hospitality, manufacturing and energy.
Experience
Examples of experience include advising:
- The owners of global energy data analytics provider EnAppSys on the sale of the business to Montel AS (backed by the Riverside Company)
- Sterling Pharma Solutions on its acquisition of NewChem Technologies, a pharmaceuticals contract services provider
- Easby Electronics (backed by NVM Private Equity) on its bolt on acquisition of Matrix Electronics, a electronics kitting and supply chain provider
- Lomond Group on its acquisition of Charters, an estate agents
- Middleton Enterprises on its investment into Sushidog, a chain of sushi fast food restaurants
- Ceto AI, a maritime predictive analytics company, on an investment of £1.5 million led by Howden Ventures with participation from Chaucer Group, Founders Factory and existing investors
- Mercia Asset Management plc, on numerous investments including:
- Investments in excess of £2 million into Equiwatt, green energy tech company
- Investment into Haystack App, a digital recruitment platform
- Investment in excess of £1 million into ART Health Solutions, an employee wellbeing app
- Investments in Handbag Clinic, a luxury handbag restoration business.
