Thomas Ford
Corporate Managing Associate, London
"I am a corporate managing associate with a particular focus on the firm’s Energy, Energy Transition and Natural Resources practice. I advise a range of corporates and funds on cross-border M&A, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations."
Overview
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Overview
I am based in London and have spent time in the Singapore office. I have recently returned from a client secondment in Switzerland.
Work highlights
- bp: advising bp on the acquisition of the 50.03% interest it does not already own in Lightsource bp, a developer and operator of utility-scale solar and battery storage assets.
- Macquarie: advising Macquarie Asset Management on its acquisition of a 50% stake in Last Mile Infrastructure Group (Last Mile) from Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Plc.
- Thermo Fisher: advising on its acquisition of The Binding Site, a global leader in specialty diagnostics, from a shareholder group led by Nordic Capital, in a transaction valued at £2.25bn.
- WSP: advising on its US$1.9bn acquisition of the environment & infrastructure business of John Wood Group plc.
- Vodafone: advising on Vodafone’s strategic partnership with GIP and KKR for Vantage Towers.
- Mainstream Renewable Power: advising Mainstream Renewable Power, a global pure-play renewable energy company, on its acquisition by Aker Horizons.
- PwC: advising on the disposal of its global mobility services business to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for over US$2bn.
- Carlyle: advising on the acquisition from Mubadala of a significant minority stake in CEPSA, Europe's largest privately-owned integrated oil & gas company.
- Jingye Steel: advising on the acquisition of the business and assets of British Steel out of insolvency, safeguarding more than 3,200 jobs.
Professional experience
Work highlights continued
- International Chamber of Commerce: advising on matters of corporate governance and structure to allow them to effectively implement their goal of 'championing the global economy'.
- A number of UK listed companies (including Ashmore Group, Fresnillo, Endeavour Mining and Gem Diamonds): advising on their continuing regulatory obligations.
- Endeavour Mining: advising on its acquisition of Avnel Gold Mining.
- Glencore: advising as part of a consortium with the Qatar Investment Authority, on the disposal of a 14.16% stake in Rosneft Oil Company.
- TerraForm Power: advising on the sale of its UK solar projects portfolio to Vortex Solar, a renewable energy platform managed by EFG Hermes' private equity arm.
- Barclays Bank: advising on the sale of a portfolio of derivatives linked to private finance initiatives to Aviva Life & Pensions.
- Caffe Nero: advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Coffee#1 coffee chain.
- CapMan: advising on its investment, on behalf certain major financial institutions in Korea, of a large onshore wind farm in Sweden.
Education and qualifications
Tom graduated from Durham University in 2012 with a BA Hons in Modern Languages. He read law at the University of Law in London.