Laurence Applegate is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP, based in its
Prior to joining McDermott, Laurence was an associate at another leading International law firm.
Representative Experience
- Acting for a US IT company on its divestiture of its UK subsidiary via an auction sale to a listed UK company
- Acting for a US company (marketing and publishing services) on the UK aspects of its $191 million acquisition of a US Company from its private equity owner
- Acting for a US business (bio-science) on its placing of 10,000,000 ordinary shares and admission of those shares to trade on AIM
- Acting for a UK company (gambling) on its accelerated IPO on AIM
- Advising a Canadian investment bank in relation to the dual listing of a Canadian company on AIM and TSX and its related fundraising
- Acting for an US investment bank (real estate group) on establishment of joint venture vehicles and related investments in real estate development projects
- Acting for a US visa services group in relation to its share acquisition of a UK based visa services company
- Acting for a catering company in connection with £120 million equity and debt refinancing and the related acquisitions of another catering company and a food retail company
- Acting for a London based hedge fund manager in relation to the sale of a stake in the business to a US investment bank
- Acting for a London based asset manager in relation to the restructuring of the company and the related exit of one of its principal shareholders
- Acting for the investment arm of a major mining company in relation to a joint venture with a large UK plc
Education
- College of Law, London, LPC, 1998
- University of Sussex, B.A. (Hons), 1996
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
