Adam Lynch

Adam is a partner and head of the Corporate practice. He has a broad range of experience and expertise advising on all aspects of corporate law, with a focus on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate finance transactions (including venture capital and private equity deals).

Adam advises a variety of clients, including both public and private companies, family offices, high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals. His practice spans various sectors, including real estate investment and development, hospitality and leisure, technology and healthcare.

• Advising IJM, one of Malaysia’s leading conglomerates and listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad with a market capitalisation of £2bn, in relation to its acquisition of 50% of the share capital of JRL Group, a privately owned, UK-based diversified construction group, for £50m. This strategic investment furthers IJM’s expansion into the United Kingdom and strengthens its core construction capabilities.
• Acting for Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC, the listed pubs and hotels business, on its acquisition of Lovely Pubs Group for a total consideration of £22.5m, a transaction which furthers Fuller’s managed pubs and hotels estate.
• Advising Cosworth Group, the global technology business delivering propulsion, electronics and software solutions for the automotive, aerospace and marine sectors, on the purchase of battery systems specialist Delta Motorsports.
• Acting for IJM in relation to its acquisition of a Dutch special purpose vehicle which owns the Grade II listed landmark 25 Finsbury Circus building, a circa 250,000 sq ft property in the City of London with planning permission for a £150m redevelopment from TPG Angelo Gordon, the global alternative investment manager. Following redevelopment, the asset is expected to be worth £380m.
• Advising Store Box Self Storage in relation to its acquisition of My Lockup, a company operating 11 self-storage sites, and follow-on merger to create Spectrum Storage Group, the UK’s leading omnichannel self-storage platform.
• Acting for the owners of global restaurant brands on the sale of a 50% equity interest for $160m and subsequent joint venture.

Adam has been consistently recognised as a “Leading Individual” by The Legal 500 for M&A.