Edward Hoare

Partner

Commercial | Corporate

T: 020 7421 7974 (DDI)

M: 07767 606 418

edward.hoare@rwkgoodman.com

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About Edward

Edward is a partner in the London corporate team and a member of the firm’s executive committee. He was Goodman Derrick’s senior partner prior to the merger with RWK Goodman.

Edward represents UK and international corporates, investors and owners on domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, inward investments, fundraisings & private equity, corporate structures and group reorganisations. He has particular experience in the TMT and publishing sectors, where he has worked on a number of high profile transactions.

Edward has recently advised on:

the sale of Pavilion Books to HarperCollins
the acquisition of Evrythng by Digimarc Corporation
the sale of Health and Case Management Limited to Apposite Capital
the investment by Talipot ESG Investments in Cambridge Quantum Computing
the acquisition of The EVLA Group by Trademark Global
the acquisition of Launchpad by Outmatch

Memberships

The Stationers’ Company
The Piscatorial Society

Learn more about Edward's areas of expertise

Corporate

We are a dynamic, forward thinking team of corporate lawyers with the technical knowledge and experience necessary to get deals done.

Commercial

Successful outcomes by becoming an extension of clients’ teams. We are commercial lawyers who understand your business and deliver results.

Mergers & acquisitions

We have an in-house team of multi-disciplinary M&A specialists that work collaboratively with our clients and their advisers on all aspects of M&A transactions.

Corporate governance & advisory

Our Corporate team provides a broad range of advice to clients on areas including Companies Act compliance and UK corporate governance requirements.

Restructuring & demergers

We have extensive experience working collaboratively with external tax advisers to implement projects that achieve our clients’ objectives in the most efficient way possible.

Venture capital & private equity

Our specialist Venture Capital & Private Equity team supports academics, entrepreneurs, founders and management teams on venture capital investment and equity fundraising transactions.

Edward is a recognised corporate/M&A practitioner in both Chambers and Legal 500 where he has been variously described as: "pragmatic, focused and always accessible"; "knowledgeable"; "practical, reassuring"; and "professional." He has also been recognised for Media & Entertainment (including media finance) by Legal 500, who commented that he "provides sharp legal analysis."