As head of Global Transactions, Julian leads the firm’s corporate transactional practice worldwide and previously led the firm’s London corporate practice.
Julian focuses on complex public and private M&A transactions.
Julian has acted for many of the world’s leading corporations, private equity firms and investment banks.
Having also worked in New York and Tokyo, he has extensive experience of cross-border deals.
Julian was recently ranked in the Financial Times’ list of business leaders recognised for championing women in the work place, the FT HERoes List. He is also a champion of Halo, the firm’s LGBT network and an ambassador for the firm’s black affinity network.
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- Advising General Atlantic on its investment in Argus Media Group and the subsequent acquisition of shares in Argus from Hg Capital in a transaction valuing the company at $4.6bn.
- Advising SSE plc on the activist campaign by Elliott Management
- Advising Currys plc on the possible public takeover offers announced by Elliot Advisors and JD.com
- Advising SSE plc on the disposal of a 25% interest in its transmission business to Ontario Teachers, in a transaction that values the business at c£6bn
- Advising General Atlantic on its investment in UK unicorn Gymshark
- Advising SSE plc on the proposed spin off and merger of its retail business with Innogy's retail business, nPower and its subsequent sale to Ovo
- Advising Hewlett Packard Enterprise on the $8.8bn spin merger of its software business into Micro Focus plc
- Advising Hewlett Packard Enterprise on the acquisition of Red Pixie group
- Advising Honeywell on various transactions, including its potential acquisition of a substantial European technology business
- Advising Yara International on its $25bn merger talks with CF Industries
- Advising on Novartis' sale $5.4bn sale of its animal health business to Eli Lilly
- Advising on the leveraged recapitalisation of Universal Studios Japan, resulting in the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake by NBC Universal and the subsequent sale of the remaining 49 per cent to NBCU
- Advising on the $3bn investment by Goldman Sachs PIA, and co-investors in Sanyo Electric
- Advising on the $2.6bn disposal of Arysta LifeScience Corporation to Permira
- Advising on the $1.7bn acquisition of Morton Salt by K+S from Rohm and Haas, following its merger with Dow Chemical
- Advising on the £7bn separation and spin-off of O2 from BT
- Advising on Reed Elsevier’s proposed £20bn merger with Wolters Kluwer
- Advising Brascan on its £5.4bn offer for Canary Wharf
- Advising TPG on the sale of its Merin office platform in the Netherlands to Dream Global for €622m
- Advising on the £1.5bn sale of the Priory Group by Advent International to Acadia Healthcare
- Advising BC Partners on its acquisition of Pharmathen
- Advising on the £2.6bn sale of Scottish & Newcastle’s retail division to an investment vehicle led by TPG
- Advising Amerada Hess on its £2.4bn takeover offer for Lasmo
- Advising Rentokil on its £2.1bn hostile offer for BET
- Advising BT Group on its joint venture with KDDI
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Education
- University of Cambridge, UK (law, double first class)
Professional qualifications
- Solicitor in England and Wales
- Attorney in New York
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