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Iain Redford

Iain has extensive experience of mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, debt and equity financings, joint ventures and private equity transactions. His clients include UK and international corporates, institutional investors and technology growth companies. Iain’s practice covers a range of industries and he has particular experience in technology and life sciences sectors. His clients include listed companies WPP plc, who he has advised for many years on M&A and investment transactions, IP Group plc, the leading UK life sciences investor, Capgemini and DeepMatter Group plc as well as many fast growing UK and international businesses including Oxehealth, Abingdon Health and Blue Diamond. Many of the deals Iain works on are cross-border and recent experience includes leading the Bristows team advising on the acquisition of German based Infochem by DeepMatter, and its associated secondary offering, US based Accel-KKR’s investment in SaaS group Safeguard and the sale of Vantage Power to US listed group Allison Transmission. · Bristows LLP

EnglandCorporate / M&A, Capital MarketsFrench, Spanish

About

Corporate lawyer at Bristows LLP with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, debt and equity financings, joint ventures and private equity transactions, advising UK and international corporates, institutional investors and technology growth companies. His practice focuses on technology and life sciences sectors and recent cross-border work includes advising on DeepMatter’s acquisition of Infochem and associated secondary offering, Accel-KKR’s investment in Safeguard, and the sale of Vantage Power to Allison Transmission.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACapital MarketsPrivate EquityVenture Capital

Office

Expertise

TechnologyLife SciencesSaaSCross-border transactionsListed/public companiesInstitutional investorsTechnology growth companies

Education

  • Manchester Grammar School
  • University College London (1998 BA History and Anthropology)

Admissions

  • Qualified 1996

Languages

FrenchSpanish