Robert Morgan
Position
Partner
Banking Team
Service(s)
Sectors
Areas of expertise
- Corporate transactions
- Banking and finance
- Insolvency
Profile
Robert Morgan is a Partner in the Corporate
Division and Banking Team at Hugh James. Robert advises on a
range of corporate and banking/finance transactions and on
insolvency related matters. Recent experience includes
advising:
- The Welsh Rugby Union on its
groundbreaking £30 million agreement relating to the funding and
operation of its four rugby regions: the Cardiff Blues, the
Llanelli Scarlets, the Newport-Gwent Dragons and the Ospreys.
- The Royal Bank of Scotland on its funding of
various transactions including:
- the
acquisition by Castalia of several nursing homes
- the
management buyout of Search Direct
- the
acquisition of precision engineering company Llanelec.
- The Welsh Rugby Union on
various matters including the restructuring (twice) of its
indebtedness and its acquisition of the remaining share
of a joint venture company for indoor training facilities
for the Welsh national team.
- Handelsbanken on the £30
million administration of the A&A property group.
- US private equity firm AIAC
on a number of transactions including its
acquisition of BemroseBooth, a leading provider of
security and transactional print services.
- Several housing associations
on loan facilities exceeding £200 million in the last
year.
- Deloitte on the
administration sale of Swansons Lighting & Electrical.
- Cardiff Council
on the establishment of Cardiff & Co, the Cardiff
Transportation Project and various other matters.
- Gwalia on the funding of a
£40 million Private Finance Initiative scheme including advising on
primary and secondary facilities.
Professional career
Trained: Phillips & Buck, Cardiff (now
Eversheds)
Qualified: 1988
Partner at Hugh James: 2005
Eversheds 1986 – 1999
Hugh James 1999 to date
Secondments to Barclays Bank and Welsh Rugby
Union
Education
Porth Comprehensive School
Newcastle
University
Personal interests
Avid supporter of Newcastle United for 37
years and counting.