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.
Institutional investment funds	Institutional investment funds on numerous VC and early stage funding rounds acting for a range of institutional investment funds.
Fredhopper B.V.	Fredhopper B.V. on the reverse takeover by Attraqt plc.

Accel-KKR	Accel-KKR on the disposal of One.com to Cinven Private Equity.
Allocate Software plc	Allocate Software plc on GBP109 million recommended takeover by Hg Capital.
Alcuin Capital Partners	Alcuin Capital Partners and Krispy Kreme UK on exit transaction resulting in US franchisor agreeing to acquire 100% of the company’s share capital.