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Mark Langford
Partner 
11 Pilgrim Street
mlangford@mcguirewoods.comLondon EC4V 6RN, United Kingdom F: +44 (0)20 7632 1638    |
Mr Langford has practiced in the general corporate transactional and advisory fields since shortly after qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1999. His practice places particular emphasis on private equity and venture capital transactions, where he acts for management and institutional investors, corporate equity and debt fundraisings and business start ups. He also has experience advising both UK and U.S. private and public companies on acquisitions and disposals of businesses and shares, and corporate insolvency matters
- Advised a U.S.-incorporated biotechnology company on extending a rights issue to its UK domiciled shareholders.
- Acted for the NASDAQ-listed MIPS Technologies, Inc. on its acquisition of a privately owned UK computer software and hardware development company.
- Acted for 3i Group plc and minority private equity investor shareholders in Wimpy Restaurants Group Limited on the disposal of that company and its subsidiaries by way of a secondary management buy-out.
- Acted for Royal Bank Investments Limited on its equity and loan note investment in a group that acquired the London Stock Exchange-listed aircraft interiors and safety products manufacturer Britax Group plc at a value of c£450m.
- Advised JM Finn and Co and Daniel Stewart & Co plc as respective broker and AIM nominated adviser on the admission of Jelf Group plc to AIM.
- Advised majority shareholders in a UK gaming software developer on its reverse takeover into Global Gaming Technologies plc, an AIM-listed investment company.
- Advised a company backed by the government of the Netherlands on the acquisition of a UK-based electricity trading platform.
- Acted for Seton House Group Limited and Royal Bank Investments Limited on the restructuring of the financing of Britax Group plc including the issue of a €105m high yield bond listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
- Acted for a natural resources focused special situations fund on a PIPE investment by way of secured convertible notes issued by an Australian AIM listed mining company.
- Acted for the security trustee of US$400m promissory notes in relation to the insolvency of UK issuer group guarantors.
- Acted for the promoters of a series of closed ended funds in fundraisings conducted for the purpose of investing in distressed debt and other troubled assets.
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Securities & Corporate Finance
- Commercial Lending
- Capital Markets
- Life Sciences
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Technology & Software
- Listed as "Attracting High Praise from Clients," Corporate and M&A: Smaller Deals up to £50m, The Legal 500 UK, 2011
- Partner, Grundberg Mocatta Rakison LLP, London, UK, 2007-2009; Senior Associate, 2005-2007
- Orchard Solicitors, London, UK, 2003-2005
- Associate, Macfarlanes Solicitors, London, UK, 2000-2003
- Trainee Solicitor and Associate, Kennedys Solicitors, London, UK, 1997-2000
- Preface to "The Insider's Guide to Insolvency 2001," Co-authored with John Harvey
- Law Society of England & Wales
- English
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EDUCATION College of Law, Chester, Diploma in Legal Practice, Commendation, 1997 Oxford University, Lady Margaret Hall, M.A. Jurisprudence, (Oxon) 2:1, 1992-1995 ADMITTED 1999 PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool, England |