Oscar is an associate in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Energy Transactional department whose practice focuses on UK and international M&A, corporate finance, private equity, corporate reorganisations, corporate governance, partnerships and joint ventures.
Oscar gained his GDL and LPC from BPP University and also attended the University of Bristol where he graduated with an upper second-class honors degree in French and Italian. He also attended La Sorbonne university in Paris.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Oscar was a paralegal at two City law firms, specialising in Debt Finance, a regional firm specialising in litigation and residential real estate and in-house at an online fast-fashion and cosmetic retailer.
Experience
- Representation of a leading provider of senior living services on the strategic sale of a UK based business, including pre-sale restructure of portfolio, negotiation of share purchase agreement and analysis of Care Quality Commission compliance of target.
- Representation of a leading food-processing company on the spin-off of its UK business.
- Advised Charlotte-based private equity firm, on its acquisition of manufacturer of machine knives.
- Advised Charlotte-based private equity firm, on its acquisition of a publisher of educational health materials.
- Advised California-based investment firm on its investment in a knowledge-based tech platform.
- Advised North Carolina based private equity firm on its acquisition of a provider of equipment service, maintenance, and repair for biopharma laboratory instruments and the financing of the acquisition by a third-party lender.
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BPP UniversityLPC
with Distinction
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BPP UniversityGDL
with Distinction
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University of BristolBAFrench and Italian
Upper Second Class (Hons)
- Author, The U.K. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act’s New Responsibilities for Companies, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 1, 2024
- Author, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act Becomes Law: What Companies Need to Know, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 26, 2023
- Author, Companies House Reforms: The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 10, 2023
- Co-author, "Privatising the criminal justice system," Solicitors Journal, March 14, 2023
- Author, Appointing an Arbitrator: As Simple as It Sounds?, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, October 5, 2022
- Solicitor England and Wales