stuart bedford

Stuart Bedford

Global Head of Legal Services

KPMG International

Stuart is the Global Head of Legal Services for KPMG International and Head of Legal Services for KPMG in the UK.

Prior to joining KPMG, Stuart spent over 25 years in a leading international private practice law firm, as well as gaining experience through a number of senior roles in industry.

He has extensive experience supporting clients, including cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A), complex international business reorganizations, initial public offerings, venture and growth capital, private equity and joint ventures. He works with large corporates, private enterprises, financial and private equity institutions across a range of sectors, including natural resources, financial services and technology.

He is also passionate about transforming the way in which the legal sector operates and helping clients meet the challenges of managing legal risk in an increasingly burdensome and litigious regulatory environment.

  1. Areas of expertise
    • Corporate Law
    • Group Reorganizations
    • M&A
    • Private Equity
    • Legal Tax Structuring
  2. Education & qualification
    • MA (Cantab) Emmanuel College Cambridge
    • CPE (Distinction) and LSF (Hons) – Chester College of Law
    • Senior Management Diploma (Merit) – OU
    • Entrepreneurial Finance Program (Distinction) – Said Business School