James Addison is an Of Counsel in the London office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Private Equity practice groups.
James has extensive experience advising on complex corporate and cross-border transactions across multiple jurisdictions. His expertise includes advising listed clients, financial intermediaries, portfolio companies and private equity sponsors on public takeovers, strategic M&A, IPOs and secondary offerings.
James received both a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia. He is dual-qualified in England & Wales and Western Australia.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, James practiced at leading law firms in London, New York and Australia.
Selected experience includes advising:*
Public M&A
- Assura on the competing takeover bids by Primary Health Properties and a consortium comprising both KKR and Stonepeak
- Blancco Technology Group on its takeover by Francisco Partners
- DBAY Advisors on its takeover of Alliance Pharma
- Macquarie Principal Capital, through its investment in Wavenet, on the takeover of AdEPT Technology Group
- MySale Group on its takeover by Frasers Group
- Cornerstone Capital Resources on its merger with SolGold
- Investec as financial adviser on the takeover of N Brown Group
Private M&A
- Global financial sponsor on its disposal of a UK healthcare business
- Storeshield, a subsidiary of Linde, on the carve-out and sale of Gist to Marks & Spencer
- Söderberg & Partners on its acquisition of Timothy James & Partners
- Inflexion on its sale of Marley Group to Marshalls
- S4Capital on its acquisition of MediaMonks
- TA Associates on its sale of Merian Global Investors to Jupiter Fund Management
- Brooks Macdonald Group on its acquisition of Cornelian Asset Managers
- White Mountains on its acquisition of a majority interest in Bamboo Ide8 Insurance
Capital Markets
- Bytes Technology Group on its demerger, IPO and London / Johannesburg dual-listing
- Breedon Group on its re-domiciliation, new holdco scheme and London listing
- Marley Group on its proposed IPO and London listing
- European PE sponsor on the proposed IPO and London listing of a leading UK franchise
- finnCap Group on its IPO and London listing
- Marks Electrical on its IPO and London listing
- Numis, HSBC and Barclays on Hyve Group's rights issue
* Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of Western Australia - 2012 LL.B. (Hons)
- University of Western Australia - 2012 Bachelor of Commerce
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor