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Steven Hacking

Partner

Steven is a Partner in our Corporate group. 

He specializes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), listed company transactions and private equity, and has a broad range of experience acting for corporate clients on domestic and global transactions.

An experienced Partner on our Corporate team, Steven has many years of experience advising global corporates and founders on their M&A strategies, in addition to advising companies on their listings and fundraisings on the public markets in the UK.

Noted for skills in getting to the heart of the matter quickly, with a focus on key commmercial outcomes for clients, Steven is always keen to understand key business objectives as part of any mandate in order to help deliver for clients on a personal and professional perspective.

He has been helping clients since qualification in 2002 and became a partner in the firm in 2014. Steven works for clients across a number of sectors, with particularly strong experience in the health and life sciences sector, where he leads firm's M&A health and life sciences practice in the UK. He also frequently represents clients in the consumer, industrials, TMT and financial services sectors.

In his spare time Steven enjoys watching and playing all sports, with particular interests in rugby and golf.

Steven has acted on a number of strategic transactions for his clients.

Equity capital markets transactions:

  • acting on the Main Market IPO of an industrials business, valued at £200mn, together with follow-on fundraisings to support growth
  • acting on the AIM IPO of a consumer business, valuing it at £175mn, together with follow-on acquisitions and fundraisings
  • acting on the Main Market IPO of a consumer business, valuing the business at £150mn
  • acting for management on the £1 billion Official List flotation of a TMT business
  • acting on a recommended takeover of a financial services business by way of scheme of arrangement valued at £230mn

Steven's M&A experience includes:

  • acting for founder shareholders on the divestment of a consumer-focused health business and subsequent reinvestment into the buyer, in the largest deal in the sector in the UK
  • acting on the cross-jurisdictional elements of a $500mn asset swap
  • acting on the acquisition of strategic healthcare-related assets in the UK in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on transactions valued in excess of £400mn
  • acting on the divestment and reinvestment for management on a provider of strategic assets to the providers of healthcare services around the world

Steven has presented on many topics to hundreds of clients, including in relation to rules and regulations applicable to listed companies, M&A trends and market norms, and with the Quoted Companies Alliance on the achievement of corporate efficiencies.

The Legal 500 United Kingdom Recommended Lawyer 2014

  • Postgraduate diploma in legal practice (Distinction), 1999-2000
  • LLB (Hons) Law, 1996-1999

 

Steven Hacking

Partner

Steven Hacking

Partner

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