About

I have been working for creative, marketing and technology businesses for over a decade.

I am a corporate lawyer and deal with most stages in the lifecycle of a company including equity and debt investment (growth and private equity), joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions (from both a buyer and seller perspective), and day-to-day corporate advisory and governance.

I advise clients across a broad range of sectors, but have particular experience in advertising & marketing, media & entertainment, healthcare, and technology.

Experience

Advertising & marketing

  • Advising some of the world's largest advertising & marketing groups on acquisitions and disposals, including the drafting and negotiating of complex purchase and option agreements, typically with earn-out arrangements
  • Advising management teams and companies on private equity investments, including the negotiation of complex investment and constitutional documents
  • Managing and advising on corporate reorganisations (including transfers of assets and businesses), working with specialist colleagues in other disciplines such as employment, intellectual property and data and privacy

Technology

  • Advising on early and later stage equity investments, including liaising with other professional advisers, such as valuation experts and specialist tax advisers, and drafting and negotiating investment and constitutional documents
  • Advising on joint ventures, including drafting and negotiating joint venture agreements and liaising with other specialists to manage related issues such as the ownership and licensing of intellectual property
  • Acting for sellers, whether by way of a share sale or asset sale, including liaising with other professional advisers to manage valuation, tax and transaction structuring advice

Testimonials

"Sam Pennington and Sadiq Tajbhai are gold dust on any transaction - they go over and beyond to ensure our in-house legal team is supported, but also our finance and corporate development teams. The level of service and advice they have given means they are trusted by our key stakeholders."
Legal 500

Services

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