Arthur Fernandes

About Me

Consultant

Arthur has been practising law for over 30 years and has practiced abroad. He is also a notary public.

He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, AIM listings, corporate finance, banking law and corporate restructuring and insolvency.

He has acted on acquisitions in a variety of sectors including pharmaceuticals, high-tech, IT, oil and gas, financial services, media, retail and the hospitality industry.

Arthur is practised in cross border transactions and has developed a vibrant international practice and has acted for a number of brand named English, American, Japanese and Indian companies.

Arthur has also developed a vibrant banking and secured lending practice and acts for a number of banks, mezzanine and bridge lenders.

He holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree and is a member of various institutions including, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and the Notaries Society.

Corporate Experience

Arthur’s deals include:

Acting for seller in £330m cross border sale of pharmaceutical company
Acting for a number of investors and developers in several multi-million pound property deals
Acting for seller in multi-million pound MBO of F1 racing team
Acting for Japanese Company in restructuring of its UK and European subsidiaries
Acting for sellers in a group company consisting of a Swiss company and a Nigerian company in a multi-million sale of shares to a US company in the oil and gas sector
Acting for Indian pharmaceutical company in £multi-million acquisition of UK pharmaceutical company
Acting for Indian cinema company in acquisition of majority stake in UK cinema chain
Acting for sellers in £multi-million pound acquisition of group comprising US, UK and Indian companies
Acting for sellers in sale of issued share capital of IT company to Swedish company
Acting for US-based pharmaceutical company in acquisition of a UK company specialising in clinical trials
Acting for sellers in £20m sale of shares in a communications group to a US company
Acting for buyers in £multi-million purchase of international subsidiary of high-tech company (microwave technology)
Acting for Indian steel company in setting up a company in Georgia and dealing with international bank funding for set-up
Acting for sellers in £10m sale of shares in financial consulting company to US company
Acting for developer in £multi-million joint venture property development, involving off-shore vehicles
Acting for seller in £26.5m sale of shares in off-shore company with a 25-property portfolio
Acting for a consortium of Japanese companies in a £multi-million acquisition of shares in a joint venture company in the automotive sector
Acting for a large international design company in multi-million pound design agreement for a hotel consortium in Hungary
Advising a number of international brand name Japanese companies on various matters, including restructuring, acquisitions and a variety of commercial agreement
Acting for buyer in a £80m acquisition of shares an SPV whose single asset was a five star London hotel
Acting for administrators/liquidators and buyers in numerous sales and purchases of businesses out of administration/liquidation
Advising a number of clients on listings on the junior stock exchange
Acting for banks and financial institutions in multi-million pounds secured lending deals