Adam Dowdney
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
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About
Provided by Adam Dowdney
Practice Areas
Adam, partner and head of the Reading office, specialises in corporate finance work, including mergers and acquisitions, MBOs/MBIs, private equity transactions (acting for management and investment entities), restructurings, joint ventures, shareholder agreements and general company law. Adam works on large, high-profile and complex transactions across numerous business sectors. Clients range from SMEs to multi-nationals and listed companies. Recent deal highlights include acting for the shareholders of Resourcing Solutions Limited on the disposal to Matchtech PLC, advising the management team of Sabio Limited on the £50 million MBO backed by Lyceum Capital Partners and advising the UK subsidiary of the Celli Group on its acquisition of Angram Limited.
Career
Adam trained and qualified at Linklaters in 1995, before joining Charles Russell in London. Adam then moved to the Thames Valley market, joining Clarkslegal as a partner in 2004. He has also worked as a corporate finance partner for Pitmans and Shoosmiths in Reading. Adam joined IBB in April 2016.
Personal
Education: Exeter University, Guildford College of Law (LLB Hons). Adam lives just outside Newbury and enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and tennis. Adam is a member of the MCC.
Chambers Review
UK
Adam Dowdney advises on a comprehensive range of corporate matters including corporate finance, restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Adam is very good with clients and understands the commercial drivers to the deal."
"Adam is a very experienced lawyer who is focused on getting the right commercial outcome, which often needs sophisticated thinking."
"Adam has always been very professional in his dealings with us and pragmatic in his approach. His depth of commercial knowledge and awareness is important to us."
"Adam stands out to me as a very strong lawyer."
"Adam is an all-round excellent individual."
"Adam is very good with clients and understands the commercial drivers to the deal."
"Adam is a very experienced lawyer who is focused on getting the right commercial outcome, which often needs sophisticated thinking."
"Adam has always been very professional in his dealings with us and pragmatic in his approach. His depth of commercial knowledge and awareness is important to us."
"Adam stands out to me as a very strong lawyer."
"Adam is an all-round excellent individual."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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IBB Solicitors expands into the heart of Reading
Thames Valley, West London and Home Counties Law Firm, IBB Solicitors is responding to client demand and expanding into the heart of Reading by opening a six-partner office.
IBB Solicitors expands into the heart of Reading
Thames Valley, West London and Home Counties Law Firm, IBB Solicitors is responding to client demand and expanding into the heart of Reading by opening a six-partner office.
IBB Solicitors expands into the heart of Reading
Thames Valley, West London and Home Counties Law Firm, IBB Solicitors is responding to client demand and expanding into the heart of Reading by opening a six-partner office.
IBB Solicitors expands into the heart of Reading
Thames Valley, West London and Home Counties Law Firm, IBB Solicitors is responding to client demand and expanding into the heart of Reading by opening a six-partner office.
