Professional Career
Brokenshire used to practise in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance, public fund-raisings, and debt finance. He advised on private and public companies concerns and to banks and other financial institutions on corporate and commercial issues, including: acting for companies on acquisitions and disposals as well as on the provisions of finance as they relate to a deal; advising companies on the establishment and development of joint projects with third parties; advising banks and borrowers on secured lending transactions; acting for public companies, underwriters, and sponsors on flotations, placings, rights issues, open offers, and reverse takeovers; and providing general advice on company and commercial issues to corporate clients.
Specifically, Brokenshire advised Hanson on a series of acquisitions and disposals, including the disposal of Melody Radio to EMAP Group (1998) and the disposal of Hanson Waste Management to WRG Group (2001). He was adviser to Standard Bank London Limited on general corporate finance and corporate lending transactions and advised the bank on its strategic acquisitions, including the acquisition of Jardine Fleming Bank in Hong Kong (2001).
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