About Giles
Giles Chesher is a partner in the Global Corporate Practice. He is based in our Manchester office, where he heads up the Manchester Corporate team. Giles' particular expertise covers mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and private equity.
He has worked on a number of high-profile private equity and M&A transactions in the local, national and international markets, acting for a wide variety of corporate and institutional clients. Giles also acts as a trusted business adviser to corporate clients on structural, organisational and strategic legal matters, assisting with dynamic growth strategies, defensive cost cutting measures and everything in between.
Experience
- Miss Group Holdings Limited – Advising on the investment by BGF, sale to Perwyn and over 25 acquisitions globally.
- World Host Group – Advising on multiple global acquisitions.
- LDC – Advising on the investments in WCCTV, Horsefly and Precise TV.
- NorthEdge Capital– Advising on the sale of Cloud Technology Solutions Limited (a cloud infrastructure specialist) to Marlin.
- GB Group – Advising on over 10 acquisitions globally.
- On The Beach – Advising on the acquisition of sunshine.co.uk.
- Instem plc – Advising on its take-private by way of a scheme of arrangement.
- Zeus (NOMAD) – Advising on several IPOs.
- BGF – Advising on its investments in Medicina, Grace Cole, RSK and Luby Group.
- ECI Partners – Advising on the investments in M2 Digital, AKW Medi-Care, Ascribe, MPM, Moneypenny, BCN and CMAP.
Credentials
Education
- College of Law, Chester, L.P.C., 2001
- University of Wales, Aberystwyth, B.A., 2000
Admissions
- England and Wales, 2003
Recognitions
- Recommended in Chambers UK 2025 for Corporate/M&A – Mid-Market & Private Equity, North West
- Recommended as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 UK 2025 for Corporate and Commercial
- 3x shortlisted for Rainmaker of the Year at the NW Rainmaker Awards
Expertise
Services
- Corporate
- Private Equity
About our firm
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