Mark Thompson is Head of the Corporate Department in our Belfast office. He is widely experienced in company/commercial law, with particular sectoral experience in the areas of energy and natural resources, healthcare, media, intellectual property and technology law. Mark’s corporate practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and management buyouts and strategic advice.
Recent experience includes advising:
- Bord Gáis in relation to Seegronan Windfarm Ltd.
- UTV on its investment in PropertyPal and commercial contracts.
- 3fivetwo Healthcare on the acquisition of Kingsbridge Private Hospital Ltd.
- On the merger of two local companies limited by guarantee in the energy sector to create a group with an asset value in excess of £200m including participation in public consultation and negotiation with the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation.
- Talksport on intellectual property laws relating to Sport magazine, U-create and "Desperate Scouse Wives".
- 3fivetwo Healthcare on their investments in Dental Excellence, Origin Fertility Care and other matters.
- VFM Healthcare on the acquisition of St Francis Private Hospital.
- Various local and international companies on reconstruction, governance policies and best practice.
Endorsements
Mark is rated as a leading corporate finance lawyer in Chambers UK and The Legal 500.
Comments include:
Very good at “spotting the legal implications and the commercial and business elements of a contract.” (Chambers UK 2012)
An "exceptional lawyer" (Legal 500 2011)
"a very competent lawyer who consistently delivers commercially focused advice and closes the deals on time" (Chambers UK 2011)
"dynamic, intelligent and extremely hardworking" (Legal 500 2010).
Clients also appreciate his “excellent advice, commercial insight and extremely hard-working and committed approach” (Chambers UK 2010).