Dennis has a broad corporate practice, advising on public and private M&A activity, joint ventures, restructurings and general corporate advisory.
Dennis acts for a range of clients, including banks, asset managers, private capital firms and large listed corporates. He has experience across a variety of sectors, with a particular focus on financial services. He is especially skilled in handling M&A transactions involving listed companies, and regularly advises on deals in distressed and special situations.
Dennis has undertaken secondments at multinational financial institutions.
Experience
- Advising Canaccord Wealth on the acquisition of the front office teams and client assets of EFG Harris Allday from EFG International.
- Advising J.C. Flowers & Co on the sale of Castle Trust Bank, a UK lending group, to vehicles backed by Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm, and affiliates of Bayview Asset Management, a global alternative investment management firm.
- Advising Banco de Sabadell S.A., a Spanish listed multinational financial services company, on the £2.65bn sale of TSB Banking Group plc to Banco Santander.
- Advising Union Bancaire Privée on the acquisition of Société Générale’s private banking operations in the UK.
- Advising Partners Capital Investment Group, a global outsourced investment office, on a minority investment from General Atlantic.
- Advising A&O Shearman on its strategic partnership with Inflexion in relation to aosphere.
- Advising Investec, a leading bank and wealth manager, on an all-share combination of Investec Wealth & Investment Limited and Rathbones Group plc to create the UK’s leading discretionary wealth manager.
- Advising investment banking company PJT Partners in connection with the recommended cash offer for Horizon Therapeutics plc by Amgen Inc.