Harry Coghill Partner

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Harry has broad transactional experience in public and private M&A, equity capital markets and group reorganisations. He also advises listed clients on general company law and corporate governance matters.

Harry sits on the Legal Panel of the Investor Forum, having advised on its establishment.  He is also co-author of the United Kingdom chapter of “Mergers & Acquisitions”, part of the European Lawyer Reference series. Harry also co-heads our consumer and retail sector group.

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Recent work

GAME Digital

Advising GAME Digital plc on the mandatory takeover bid for it made by Sports Direct.

Tarsus Group

Advising Tarsus Group plc on its recommended takeover by Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP.

Stanhope

Advising Stanhope on its investment in S4 Capital plc.

WEPA

Acting for WEPA on its acquisition of the 50 per cent stake in its Northwood & WEPA, a paper supplier based in the UK, from its joint venture partner.

Quayle Munro

Advising Quayle Munro on the sale of Quayle Munro Advisory (the majority of its business) to Houlihan Lokey.

Banijay Rights Limited

Advising Banijay Rights Limited on its acquisition of Castaway Television Productions Limited, the owner of the rights to the “Survivor” television programme.

Xafinity plc

Advising the management of Xafinity plc, a corporate pensions consultancy, on its flotation on the main London market.

Tarsus Group plc

Advising Tarsus Group plc on multiple cash-box placings.

The Economist

Advising the Economist on its acquisition of Signal & Noise Limited.

Family trusts of Tom Singh

Advising the family trusts of Tom Singh, the founder of clothing retail chain New Look, on the sale of the business by Apax and Permira to Brait SE, an investment company, including a minority reinvestment in the acquisition vehicle by the Singh family trusts.

Revolution Bars Group plc

Advising Revolution Bars Group plc, a leading operator of premium bars with a strong national presence across the UK, on its flotation on the main London market.

GAME Digital plc

Advising GAME Digital plc, the leading omni-channel specialist retailer of video games in the UK and Spain, on its flotation on the main London market.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Advising Verizon Communications Inc. on its acquisition of Vodafone’s interest in Verizon Wireless.

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Issues for directors of listed companies in financial difficulty

Jat Bains, Robert Ogilvy Watson, Harry Coghill 03 Dec 2019
Being involved with a company which is experiencing financial difficulties is clearly a stressful experience for directors. As well as having to deal with the operational...
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Corporate Governance Reforms - the next steps

Harry Coghill, Robert Collard 05 Sep 2017
On 29 August 2017, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published the formal response to its November 2016 green paper consultation on the governance...
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MAR - one year on

Harry Coghill, Richard Burrows 03 Jul 2017
There were many significant developments last summer, just one of which was the entry into force of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) precisely a year ago today.
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Changes to beneficial ownership regime come into force

Harry Coghill, John Dodsworth, Dominic Sedghi 26 Jun 2017
Changes to the PSC regime came into force on 26 June 2017.
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Corporate governance in the UK: what happens next?

Harry Coghill, Robert Collard, Dominic Sedghi 10 Apr 2017
The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has published its eagerly anticipated recommendations, following its September 2016 inquiry into the...
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Business ethics: promoting change through corporate criminal responsibility

James Popperwell, Gideon Sanitt, Harry Coghill, Lois Horne 24 Feb 2017
The UK government is in the process of introducing a series of new criminal offences with the intention that corporates engaged in some business activity in the UK are properly...
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