Edward Hoare

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About Edward

Edward is a partner in our Corporate team, based in our London office.

He represents UK and international corporates, investors and owners on domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, inward investments, fundraisings & private equity, corporate structures and group reorganisations. He has particular experience in the technology and media sectors, where he has advised on a number of high profile transactions.

Experience:

  • The investment in LendingMetrics by LDC
  • The sale of Woodseer Global to OptionMetrics
  • The investment in Finlayson Media Communications by Coniston Capital
  • The sale of ihorizon to Cooper Parry
  • The acquisition of Scala Books by B.T Batsford
  • The sale of Pavilion Books to HarperCollins
  • The acquisition of Evrythng by Digimarc Corporation
  • The sale of Health and Case Management Limited to Apposite Capital
  • The investment by Talipot ESG Investments in Cambridge Quantum Computing
  • The acquisition of The EVLA Group by Trademark Global
  • The acquisition of Launchpad by Outmatch

Memberships

The Stationers’ Company
The Piscatorial Society

 

“Edward Hoare was professional and down to earth, and guided us competently throughout the process. I could not recommend him highly enough and would not hesitate to use him again.”

Legal 500, M&A Deals £10-100m, 2025

Edward has been a recognised practitioner in Chambers and Legal 500 for many years, where he has been variously described as “pragmatic, focused and always accessible”; “knowledgeable”; “practical and reassuring”; and “professional”. He has also been recognised for Media & Entertainment (including media finance) by Legal 500, who commented that he “provides sharp legal analysis”.

Learn more about Edward's areas of expertise

Corporate

We are a dynamic, forward thinking team of corporate lawyers with the technical knowledge and experience necessary to get deals done.
Mergers & acquisitions

Mergers & acquisitions

We have an in-house team of multi-disciplinary M&A specialists that work collaboratively with our clients and their advisers on all aspects of M&A transactions.
Venture capital and private equity

Venture capital & private equity

Our specialist Venture Capital & Private Equity team supports academics, entrepreneurs, founders and management teams on venture capital investment and equity fundraising transactions.

International lawyers

With many global clients, a significant amount of RWK Goodman’s work is international. We regularly work for both private individuals and businesses to meet their legal requirements around the world.
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