Jon is an Equity Director and Head of the Corporate and Commercial Team. He advises on corporate sales, acquisitions, start-ups and investments as well as advising on commercial agreements.

He acts for businesses and business owners ranging from start-ups to multi-million turnover corporates and established family businesses passing through the generations.

Key Skills

• Company sales and acquisitions
• Corporate reorganisations and demergers
• EMI share option schemes
• Shareholder agreements, investment agreements, borrowing and fundraising
• Supply of goods and services
• Distribution and agency agreements
• Software, media and telecommunications agreements

Experience

• Established the Corporate and Commercial Team at Hughes Paddison in 2017.
• Senior Associate at DAC Beachcroft working for both the corporate and commercial teams, including advising Royal Mail on major procurement projects
• Group Legal Counsel at Mulberry Group plc, advising on wide range of corporate, commercial and intellectual property matters for luxury fashion house
• Senior Associate in the corporate team at Osborne Clarke, advising on a wide range of corporate acquisitions and disposals
• Trained and qualified in 2001 into the corporate team at Veale Wasbrough Vizards
• Founder of Pourty International Limited and inventor of Pourty, a child’s potty, sold in John Lewis and one of the bestselling potties on Amazon

Memberships

I am a member of East Glos Tennis Club and Lilley Brook Golf Club.

Outside of work

“When time permits, I enjoy playing tennis, padel tennis and golf which should set me up for retirement. While age just about still permits I enjoy slalom water-skiing and wake boarding. Fortunately, my wife and three children have been persuaded to share my passions (apart from golf, but I am working on it).”