James Homan

James is a corporate lawyer who specialises in advising companies, institutions, and private shareholders on a broad range of corporate, tech, and corporate real estate transactions (including M&A, IPOs, joint ventures, venture capital and growth capital financing rounds).

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Career

Since 2017	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2012 - 2017	Associate, Taylor Wessing
2010 - 2012	Trainee, Taylor Wessing

Education

2012	Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2010	LPC distinction, BPP Law School
2008	LLB, University of Birmingham

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Sectors Technology, media & communications Financial institutions & insurance Life sciences & healthcare Real estate Medical devices

Experience

Accor on investment into AGO Hotels	We have advised Accor on their investment into the innovative AGO Hotels platform, including branding arrangements. AGO has secured an initial nine hotels from the Travelodge CVA which will be branded as Ibis budget hotels with the platform open for further hotels to join into 2021. As well as participating in this innovative vehicle alongside AGO management and the landlords, Accor has also committed seed funding to assist with the platform launch and to provide working capital.
LGH Hotels	LGH Hotels on the acquisition of a portfolio of 26 Hallmark hotels from Topland Group.
Fredhopper B.V.	Fredhopper B.V. on the reverse takeover by Attraqt plc.

On the Beach Group plc	On the Beach Group plc on its GBP240 million Main Market of the London Stock Exchange IPO, which represented an exit for Inflexion Private Equity.
Hilton Food Group Plc (a FTSE 250 company)	Hilton Food Group Plc (a FTSE 250 company) on its acquisition of Icelandic SeaChill, funded by a underwritten placing and senior debt package.
Hatton Real Estate Partners	Hatton Real Estate Partners on sale to Colliers.