John Woodhouse
John Woodhouse
Joint Managing Partner, Head of Corporate
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John is an accomplished talent in advising business owners on their key commercial relationships with management, shareholders, customers and suppliers. John is especially experienced in supporting owner-managed companies through their growth cycles and advising shareholders on eventual sale.
Legal 500 calls John “an expert in acting for entrepreneurial growth companies” and as such works with many technology, telecoms, sports and entertainment clients. He also frequently works with sellers in transactions involving ‘people’ businesses, like consultancies and creative agencies. John is described by Legal 500 as having “exceptional attention to detail” and his “very affable personality makes him an excellent client facing individual”.
“John is the definition of a trusted adviser.”
Work Highlights
Advising procurement consultancy Efficio on all aspects of its operations for over a decade on its growth from a niche provider to a multinational group.
Providing 15 years of advisory support to Excell Group, a telecoms client, including acquisitions and inward institutional investment by a FTSE 250 shareholder.
Advising the founders and management of e-commerce enablement provider E-Tale from its start up through to its sale to a NYSE-quoted acquirer.
Acting on the sale of football clubs in Italy, the Czech Republic and England and advising on contractual arrangements for numerous high profile football players and agents.
Advising leading fashion brand Fred Perry on its acquisition of Lavenham Leisure.
Leading scores of deals on both the buy and sale side often with a multi-jurisdictional dimension.
Qualifications
Qualified: 1998
Accolades: Recommended by the Legal 500