Address: London: Eighth Floor, Ten Bishops Square, London E1 6EG
Areas of Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate; Capital Markets; Projects & Energy Transition; Capital Solutions
Biography: Dougall advises on a wide range of complex corporate transactions. He is an experienced private equity and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) lawyer representing clients on complex cross-border deals, special situations, financial restructurings and other corporate transactions, both private and public. He also has extensive experience in equity capital markets transactions—particularly initial public offerings (IPOs) and block trades. Dougall has worked across a broad range of sectors, including technology, software, energy & infrastructure, energy transition, asset management, sovereigns and other institutional investors, pharmaceutical, consumer, retail and financial institutions.
Representative Work: - Represented Endava on its acquisition of TLM Partners Inc, a provider of outsourced development services across design, engineering and art/animation for personal computer (PC) and console video games and other digital entertainment. - Advised AstroBank on the establishment of Trusset Asset Management, a servicing platform for non-performing loans, and the sale of 74.9 percent of Trusset Asset Management to Qualco Group. - Represented an international energy company on the sale of a stake in a midstream oil and gas business. - Advised on the €2.55 billion acquisition of a portfolio of alcoholic beverages brands by a Japanese company.
Credentials: Education: L.P.C., The College of Law, London, 2011; GDL, The College of Law, London, 2010; Bachelor of Arts in Classics, University of Oxford, 2008 Bar Admissions: Solicitor, England and Wales, 2014
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Insights: - The New UK Prospectus Rules – Significant Change for UK Capital Markets (January 19, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/the-new-uk-prospectus-rules-significant-change-for-uk-capital-markets - The London Stock Exchange’s Discussion Paper on the Future of AIM (April 9, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/the-london-stock-exchanges-discussion-paper-on-the-future-of-aim - Akin Promotes 22 Lawyers to Partnership (January 6, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-promotes-22-lawyers-to-partnership - The New UK Listing Rules - The Most Significant Change to the UK’s Listing Regime in 40 Years (July 30, 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/the-new-uk-listing-rules-the-most-significant-change-to-the-uks-listing-regime-in-40-years - UK Listing Rules Reforms (July 12, 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/uk-listing-rules-reforms-2024 - Akin Advises Intrum in €1 Billion Asset Sale to Cerberus (July 2, 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-intrum-in-euro1-billion-asset-sale-to-cerberus - Akin Advises Oaktree in $250 Million Selldown of TORM Shares (June 6 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-oaktree-in-dollar250-million-selldown-of-torm-shares - Akin Advises Endava in Up To $405 Million Acquisition of GalaxE Solutions (March 6 2024): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-endava-in-up-to-dollar405-million-acquisition-of-galaxe-solutions - The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – Application from FY 2024 (November 6, 2023): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/the-eu-corporate-sustainability-reporting-directive-csrd-application-from-fy-2024 - FCA Proposes Landmark Reforms to Encourage UK Equity Listings (May 18, 2023): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/fca-proposes-landmark-reforms-to-encourage-uk-equity-listings - Akin Gump Advises Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders on Important Step in the Metrocentre Restructuring (09/26/2022): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-gump-advises-ad-hoc-committee-of-noteholders-on-important-step-in-the-metrocentre-restructuring - Akin Gump Advises Ad Hoc Group of Creditors of Premier Oil re: Merger with Chrysaor and c. $2.7 Billion Debt Restructuring (March 31, 2021): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-gump-advises-ad-hoc-group-of-creditors-of-premier-oil-re-merger-with-chrysaor-and-c-dollar27-billion-debt-restructuring
