Jonathan Bridcut
Partner - Head of Corporate Finance, London
Jonathan is a leading M&A adviser, known for his commercial and pragmatic approach to handling complex private M&A and joint ventures across a range of sectors.
Partner - Head of Corporate Finance, London
Jonathan is a leading M&A adviser, known for his commercial and pragmatic approach to handling complex private M&A and joint ventures across a range of sectors.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Jonathan is head of the Corporate Finance team in London and specialises in private M&A, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. His expertise spans a wide range of sectors, including real estate investment, projects and infrastructure, financial services, and healthcare.
Jonathan’s client base includes corporates, financial institutions, family offices and high-net-worth individuals, each of whom appreciates his responsive, commercial and pragmatic approach, which helps them navigate complex transactions and achieve their strategic objectives.
Jonathan's strong project management skills and technical legal expertise make him a sought-after advisor for both domestic and international clients looking to succeed in competitive markets.
Private M&A Specialist
Considerable experience advising on many domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals, including advising Apollo, Ardonagh, Trafalgar Entertainment, Inspired Education, RELX, CLS Group, Salutem Healthcare, Semperian and Civis Infrastructure.
Joint Venture Specialist
Advised on complex JV arrangements across many sectors, including 3 Step IT on its partnership with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to create a pan-European IT leasing business, and Select Alternative Investments on the JV arrangements for its acquisition and development of the former Diageo London HQ.
Advised on over £2 billion of real estate deals
Advised many real estate investment funds, family offices and HNWIs on acquisitions and disposals across a variety of sectors, including Firethorn Trust, Tristan Capital, Longmead Capital, LaSalle Investment Management, Magnetar Capital, Schroder UK Real Estate Fund and Frasers Property.
Regular adviser on Projects & Infrastructure M&A
Advised many infrastructure funds on acquisitions and disposals, including Semperian on its acquisition of Wadlow Wind Farm from DIF and Civis Infrastructure on its acquisition of stakes in two Bradford school projects and a Sheffield student accommodation project.
Experienced Life Sciences & Healthcare M&A adviser
Advised several life science and healthcare clients, including Salutem Healthcare on its acquisitions of many care home portfolios and NMC Healthcare on its acquisition of Aspen Healthcare from Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its subsequent disposal of Aspen Healthcare to NorthWest.
Experienced Financial Services M&A adviser
Considerable experience advising financial services clients, including Ardonagh on a number of UK acquisitions, the sale of Sutton Winson to Acrisure and a secondment to the corporate restructuring team at HSBC advising on the complex separation of its retail and investment banks.
Regular adviser on Maritime, Trade & Offshore M&A
Advised Apollo-managed funds on a number of acquisitions, including of maritime liquified natural gas carrier infrastructure platform, HAV Energy LNG Holding AS, and Gearbulk Holdings on corporate elements of a broader restructuring.
Experienced adviser on complex corporate reorganisations
Advised on a complicated reorganisation and demerger of a family’s property portfolio worth over £1 billion.
Experienced adviser on complex corporate reorganisations
Advised many clients on complicated reorganisations, including portfolio restructurings, returns of capital, demergers and liquidations.
