Mark Hughes
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
Band 2
About
Provided by Mark Hughes
Career
Mark is a private equity partner in the corporate team with 25 years’ experience. He is client partner for some of the largest commercial clients of the firm and leads the Browne Jacobson team on the most challenging private equity transactions (acting for sponsors as well as management teams and with a strong history of advising on multi-jurisdictional transactions).
Mark has acted on:
- Various transactions for LDC, including the acquisition of Neilson Active
- The acquisition by Pure Gym of Fitness World (based in Denmark)
- The acquisitions by Apiary capital of TAG, Connect and Roar
- The disposal of Centiq to Software One
- The sale of Vets4Pets to Pets At Home
Chambers Review
UK
Mark Hughes is a go-to practitioner for sponsors and management teams seeking counsel on private equity activity.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mark Hughes is a very experienced lawyer, with strong commercial vision."
"He's an excellent operator and a sharp legal brain."
"He's a go-to lawyer of ours in the Midlands."
"Mark is very responsive, intelligent and detailed."
"Mark Hughes is a very experienced lawyer, with strong commercial vision."
"He's an excellent operator and a sharp legal brain."
"He's a go-to lawyer of ours in the Midlands."
"Mark is very responsive, intelligent and detailed."
