Clifford Chance corporate partner Ian Bagshaw
made a mark in 2006 with a string of deals,
underlining his status as the wunderkind of the
firm’s private equity group.
The highest biller in London in 2005-06, Bagshaw
consolidated his relationship with Macquarie Bank
when he landed the mandate to lead the Australian
bank’s consortium on its £2.58bn bid for Associated
British Ports – a deal that followed on from
Bagshaw’s role for Macquarie on its £1.2bn
acquisition of the Yellow Brick Road Group.
Bagshaw also had conspicuous success in
developing the Blackstone Group account, advising
it on the float of Southern Cross Healthcare in July –
a culmination of 18 months of deals for the private
equity house.
Last but not least, Bagshaw has become one of
the go-to lawyers for Candover, working closely with
colleague and guru Adam Signy.
