Address: London: Eighth Floor, Ten Bishops Square, London E1 6EG
Areas of Focus: Capital Markets; Corporate; Corporate Governance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Seeding Transactions; Hedge Funds; Sovereign & Government Investors; Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances; Institutional Investors; Energy & Natural Resources Funds; Fund Manager Transactions; Capital Solutions; Public Company Advisory
Biography: Harry represents parties in international corporate finance transactions. He has considerable experience in advising parties (including issuers, underwriters, selling shareholders, investors, bidders, targets and special committees) on complex equity capital markets transactions, public M&A and corporate governance/ ESG matters. Harry has previously been seconded to two investment banks.
Representative Work: - Represented VIP II Blue B.V., a Vitol-affiliated entity, on its $2.3 billion takeover of Vivo Energy Plc, a downstream petroleum company with operations in 23 countries across Africa, dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. - Represented the independent directors of Trans-Siberian Gold PLC on its takeover by Horvik Ltd. - Represented the special committee of LSE-listed IG Seismic Services Plc on its $312.5 million unsolicited takeover by way of MBO. - Represented OCM Njord Holdings S.à.r.l. (Oaktree) in a series of transactions including the $250 million partial selldown of its stake in TORM plc, a shipping company and one of the world’s largest owners and operators of product tankers. - Represented Royalty Pharma Plc, global leader on acquiring pharmaceutical royalties across the life sciences industry, on a series of transactions including its $2.5 billion initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, complex pre-IPO restructuring and exchange offer. - Represented a sovereign wealth fund as selling shareholder in the €2.3 billion IPO of a leading investment management firm and on a subsequent secondary selldown by private placement. - Represented VEON, a global digital and telecoms operator, on a series of transactions including its proposed redomiciliation from Bermuda to the United Kingdom by way of a scheme of arrangement and $2.8 billion dual listing on Euronext Amsterdam and Nasdaq.
Credentials: Education: B.A., University of Oxford, 1994 (with honors) Bar Admissions: Solicitor, England and Wales, 1999
Recognitions: - IFLR1000 UK , Rising Star, Capital Markets: Equity, M&A, Private Equity, 2019. - The Legal 500 UK , M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals.
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Insights: - UK Takeover Panel Proposes Miscellaneous Amendments to the Takeover Code (July 23, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/uk-takeover-panel-proposes-miscellaneous-amendments-to-the-takeover-code - Akin Advises TPG, Oaktree and Oak Hill on Financing for Recommended Acquisition of evoke by Bally’s Intralot (June 9, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-tpg-oaktree-and-oak-hill-on-financing-for-recommended-acquisition-of-evoke-by-ballys-intralot - Cross-Border Regulatory Divergence: Governance Risk, Strategic Friction and a New Lever for Shareholder Activism (March 11, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/cross-border-regulatory-divergence-governance-risk-strategic-friction-and-a-new-lever-for-shareholder-activism - Akin Advises Helios and HFP on $297 Million Take‑Private Offer for CAB Payments (March 4, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/press-releases/akin-advises-helios-and-hfp-on-dollar297-million-takeprivate-offer-for-cab-payments - 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 - Summary: Simplification of EU Sustainability Reporting (December 23, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/summary-simplification-of-eu-sustainability-reporting - Trimming the Green Tape: The First EU Simplification Package Entered the Final Lap (November 21, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/trimming-the-green-tape-the-first-eu-simplification-package-entered-the-final-lap - EU Moves to Simplify Taxonomy Disclosures Without Undermining Green Goals (July 18, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/eu-moves-to-simplify-taxonomy-disclosures-without-undermining-green-goals - The UK Takeover Panel’s Guidance on “Stub Equity” In Take-Private Transactions (July 10, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/the-uk-takeover-panels-guidance-on-stub-equity-in-take-private-transactions - The EU’s CSRD and CSDDD Compliance Playbook Is Being Rewritten (Again) (July 7, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/the-eus-csrd-and-csddd-compliance-playbook-is-being-rewritten-again - 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 - ECCTA 2023: Identity Verification Regime (April 16, 2025): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/eccta-2023-identity-verification-regime
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