George is a corporate M&A lawyer with 13 years of practice experience, having formerly been Associate General Counsel for UK and Europe, with extensive US exposure, at an NYSE listed risk exchange platform and insurtech group, guiding them over five years from early phase to a listing at a valuation of $4.7 billion.
His practice is wide ranging, with focuses being general corporate and commercial work, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and employment. He has advised clients ranging from early start-ups to later phase growth companies to successful completion on multiple investment and acquisition deals with values up to £45 million, along with providing broad general advice to boards including on commercial contracts and corporate governance matters.
George has strong experience in cross-border transactions particularly with the US and Europe, and speaks several European languages including Dutch fluently. He is dual UK qualified to practice in Scotland, England and Wales.
He is a pragmatic, efficient and approachable practitioner, with strong experience of working within management teams. He derives extensive benefit from running his own farming and property management business which he applies to drive forward his clients’ businesses, focusing on outcomes and results.