£2.1bn UK fintech acquisition
Acquisition of a UK fintech by a US strategic acquirer.
Lead associate on a cross-border deal
Senior Associate · Corporate M&A & private equity · London
Marcus Webb
Six years in corporate M&A and private equity at a Magic Circle firm — advising on 14 completed transactions totalling £6.8bn.
- 6years in corporate M&A and private equity
- 14completed transactions advised on
- £6.8bntotal value of those transactions
- 2admissions — England & Wales, New York
Selected matters
Acquisitions, buyouts and joint ventures
Cross-border and private equity work across TMT and financial services. Parties are described, not named.
£1.4bn logistics buyout
PE-backed buyout of a mid-market logistics group.
Transaction counsel
£880m secondary buyout
Advised the selling PE sponsor.
Full SPA negotiation
£560m telco–infrastructure JV
Joint venture between a European telco and a UK infrastructure fund.
Structuring and governance
Bolt-on acquisition programme
Multiple bolt-on acquisitions, £30m–£180m each, for two PE portfolio companies.
Ongoing panel adviser
AI warranty precedent clauses
Developed firm-wide precedent clauses for AI-related warranties and data protection in M&A deals.
Adopted across 3 practice groups
A dual-qualified corporate lawyer — Solicitor of England & Wales and admitted to the New York Bar.
Marcus trained and qualified at Linklaters, where he has deep experience in cross-border acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures across TMT and financial services. He leads associate teams of two to four on major transactions, manages client relationships independently on matters below the partner-led threshold, and has negotiated and drafted SPAs, shareholders’ agreements and management incentive plans for eight completed transactions. In 2024 he spent six months seconded to the Goldman Sachs in-house M&A team in London.
- AdmittedSolicitor of England & Wales — SRA, 2020
- AdmittedNew York Bar — 2021
- FirmLinklaters LLP, London
- SectorsTMT, financial services
- SecondmentGoldman Sachs, 6 months, 2024
Practice
Areas and tools
Experience
Linklaters, trainee to senior associate
- Sep 2022 — Now
Senior Associate — Corporate M&A
Linklaters LLP, London
Leads associate teams of 2–4 on major transactions. Negotiated and drafted SPAs, shareholders’ agreements and management incentive plans for 8 completed transactions. Seconded to the Goldman Sachs in-house M&A team (London) for 6 months in 2024.
- Sep 2020 — Aug 2022
Associate — Corporate
Linklaters LLP, London
Advised on 6 transactions across TMT and financial services and managed the due diligence workstreams on all of them. Passed the NY Uniform Bar Exam at the first sitting while in practice.
- Sep 2018 — Aug 2020
Trainee Solicitor
Linklaters LLP, London
Seats in Corporate M&A, Finance, Disputes and Competition; ranked in the top 10% of the trainee cohort.
- 2017 — 2018
LPC (Legal Practice Course)
BPP Law School, London
Distinction.
- 2014 — 2017
LLB Law
University of Bristol
First Class Honours. Prize for Best Final Year Dissertation.
Recognition
Honours and results
- IFLR Rising Star — Corporate M&A2025
- NY Uniform Bar Exam — passed at the first sittingNew York
- Top 10% of the trainee cohortLinklaters
- Prize for Best Final Year DissertationBristol
Contact
Working on a deal?
marcus.webb@email.com
- +44 7911 234 567
- London, England & Wales
- linkedin.com/in/marcuswebb
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