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James Homan

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James is a partner and corporate lawyer who specialises in advising on complex cross-border business transactions, including M&A, IPOs, joint ventures, structured equity investments, venture capital and growth capital financing rounds.

James acts for clients all the way through the life cycle, including founders, growth companies, VC investors, institutions and listed companies (both LSE and Nasdaq), primarily in the technology and structured investment sectors.

James joined Taylor Wessing as a trainee in 2010.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Structured real estate
Equity capital markets
General corporate
Joint ventures
Corporate finance
M&A

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Financial institutions & insurance
Life sciences & healthcare
Real estate
Medical devices

CV

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2012 - 2017 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2010 - 2012 Trainee, Taylor Wessing
2012 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2010 LPC distinction, BPP Law School
2008 LLB, University of Birmingham

Career

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2012 - 2017 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2010 - 2012 Trainee, Taylor Wessing

Education

2012 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2010 LPC distinction, BPP Law School
2008 LLB, University of Birmingham

Additional languages

English

Experience

TSL Lombard

Advised on the sale of the business to Global Data plc.

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Allocate Software

Advised Allocate Software plc on its £109 million recommended takeover by Hg Capital.

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Pre-IPO funding rounds and IPOs

Various pre-IPO funding rounds and IPOs, including for FDM Group, Attraqt Group, Creo Medical, Sphere Medical, Rezolve, Tritax Big Box and Boku.

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Tech funding rounds

Advising founders, companies and institutional investors on numerous venture and growth stage funding rounds, in the tech and life science sectors.

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One.com

Advised Accel-KKR and the founders on the disposal of One.com to Cinven Private Equity.

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Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group plc on its class 1 acquisition of Icelandic SeaChill, funded by a underwritten placing and senior debt package.

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