James trained at Travers Smith and is a senior associate in the Secondaries Transaction Group.
Background
James has a background advising on all aspects of corporate law, with a particular focus on pan-European and international private equity and M&A transactions, acting for institutional investors, alternative asset managers, senior management teams, and founders.
Secondaries Transaction Group
James advises alternative asset management firms and institutional investors on a full range of alternative liquidity solutions including:
- GP-stake M&A (minority and majority)
- GP-led transactions and continuation fund deals (single asset, concentrated or portfolio basis)
- LP secondary transactions
Secondments/EQT
James was seconded to both EQT and Bridgepoint during Bridgepoint's acquisition of EQT's credit platform in 2020.
CSR/Foundervine
James co-leads the firm's relationship with Foundervine, a social enterprise that focuses on running immersive start-up accelerator programmes that help to provide founders from under-represented backgrounds with the skills, tools, and resources to build and grow their business ventures.