Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
4

Band 4

Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million

London (Firms)

3 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Francis Dalton

UK

Practice Areas

Francis acts for a wide range of national and international clients, with a particular emphasis on private equity, venture capital and strategic transactions. Francis’ expertise includes extensive experience with private equity portfolios, covering mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, management incentivisation, and various other corporate matters.

Francis is ranked as a leading individual in Chambers & Partners (2024 edition). He is also listed as a Recommended Lawyer and recognised as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 (2024 edition) in M&A.

Career

Corporate Lawyer

Clients

Agile Pharma B.V., Pawatech group, Hanover, Lavazza Professional UK Limited, Brilliant Planet, Btomorrow Ventures, Medneo UK Limited.

Work Highlights

Advising Rose Street Partners (RSP), a newly established investor in UK private companies, on its acquisition of Fuelsoft Limited, a leading provider of ERP software for bulk fuel distributors and fuel card agents.

Advising Medneo Logistics Limited (wholly owned by Medneo UK S.A.R.L), a leading provider of Mobile Imaging suppliers to NHS Trusts and Private providers, on the sale of its entire shareholding to Morley UK Bidco Limited.

Advising Abacus Group, a global IT managed services provider for financial services firms, on its acquisition of Tribeca Technology Holdings, the parent company of Tribeca Technology Ltd.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Francis have experience in a blend of national and international transactions and is used to working across multiple jurisdictions with different laws.

Industry Sector Expertise

Technology and IT, regulated sectors, industrials, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, Private Funds, Fintech and Payment Services.

Languages Spoken

French and English

Experience

Francis trained at Herbert Smith Freehills and spent 7 years there before joining Freeths in 2017.

Education

Repton

University of Reading

Degree in law and French

Université de Paris X - Nanterre

Diploma in French law

Chambers Review

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UK

Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million - London (Firms)
4
Band 4

Francis Dalton has developed a strong corporate practice at Freeths with demonstrable capabilities in public and private M&A. He is particularly focused on deals in the technology, media and healthcare sectors.

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