Address: London: Eighth Floor, Ten Bishops Square, London E1 6EG
Areas of Focus: Financial Restructuring; Institutional Private Placements; Special Situations; Private Credit; Capital Solutions
Biography: Mark has represented noteholders, bondholders and other investors in numerous cross-border private placements and other financings. He also advises creditors on U.K. and cross-border workouts and financial restructurings.
Representative Work: - Representing noteholders, lenders, bondholders and other investors in numerous cross-border private placements and other financings, including transactions involving AAE/VTG, Arqiva, Balfour Beatty, Candover, Carillion plc, Cushman & Wakefield, Euro Garages, Messer, Mitie, Muller, Nuffield Health, Orbit, PetroSaudi, RPS Group, SIG plc, Smith & Nephew plc, Sonepar, the Synergy Group, TalkTalk, Temple Bar, UDG Healthcare, Workspace and numerous family trust and charitable issuers. - Advising creditors on a range of UK and cross-border workouts and financial restructurings including transactions involving Afren plc, Barratt, Christie Group, Damovo, Hampson, Iona, IWP, Pendragon, the Quinn Group, Serco and Wagon.
Credentials: Education: L.P.C., Nottingham Law School, England, 2004; B.A., University of Oxford, 2003 Bar Admissions: Solicitor, England and Wales, 2007
Recognitions: - The Legal 500 UK , Debt Capital Markets, 2024.
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Insights: - FCA Consultation Paper on Motor Finance Redress Published (October 14, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/fca-consultation-paper-on-motor-finance-redress-published - After the Supreme Court Judgment – What’s Next for Motor Finance Claims in the UK? (August 6, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/after-the-supreme-court-judgement-whats-next-for-motor-finance-claims-in-the-uk - Akin Advises Pharmakon Funds on Sale of LumiraDx Point of Care Technology to Roche (August 1 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-pharmakon-funds-on-sale-of-lumiradx-point-of-care-technology-to-roche - Akin Advises Ad Hoc Group of Creditors on $4.4B Digicel Restructuring: https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-ad-hoc-group-of-creditors-on-dollar44b-digicel-restructuring - Akin’s London Lawyers and Practices Recognized in Legal 500 UK 2024 (October 4, 2023): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/akins-london-lawyers-and-practices-recognized-in-legal-500-uk-2024 - 22 Akin Lawyers Named Among the Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom (June 9, 2023): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/22-akin-lawyers-named-among-the-best-lawyers-in-the-united-kingdom - The Legal 500 UK 2022 Names Four Akin Partners to Hall of Fame; Recognizes Numerous Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices (October 1, 2021): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/the-legal-500-uk-2022-names-four-akin-gump-partners-to-hall-of-fame-recognizes-numerous-akin-gump-lawyers-and-practices - The Legal 500 UK 2022 Names Four Akin Partners to Hall of Fame; Recognizes Numerous Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices (October 1, 2021): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/the-legal-500-uk-2022-names-four-akin-gump-partners-to-hall-of-fame-recognizes-numerous-akin-gump-lawyers-and-practices-1 - Akin Gump Advises BioPharma Credit PLC and Subsidiaries in $300 Million LumiraDx Financing (April 13, 2021): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-gump-advises-biopharma-credit-plc-and-subsidiaries-in-dollar300-million-lumiradx-financing - The Legal 500 UK 2021 Recognizes Dozens of Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices (October 2, 2020): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/the-legal-500-uk-2021-recognizes-dozens-of-akin-gump-lawyers-and-practices - The Legal 500 UK 2021 Recognizes Dozens of Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices (October 2, 2020): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/the-legal-500-uk-2021-recognizes-dozens-of-akin-gump-lawyers-and-practices-1 - Legal 500 Recognizes Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices in the UK (October 29, 2018): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/awards-and-accolades/legal-500-recognizes-akin-gump-lawyers-and-practices-in-the-uk-3
