Mergers & Acquisitions

Our Corporate team is recognised for delivering excellence across all areas of M&A, advising on both cross-border and domestic transactions.

We combine technical expertise with commercial insight and a detailed understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape. Our lawyers provide clear strategic advice and much-needed support during critical periods of negotiation.

We act for a diverse range of commercial clients, including multinationals, entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses. We have particular expertise across the technology, hospitality and leisure, construction and infrastructure, energy and utilities, insurance and real estate sectors.

Our approach to M&A project management ensures that our clients receive vital support at a time when management resources may be stretched, enabling them to remain focused on the issues at hand and continue their day-to-day business operations.

We work closely with our colleagues in Employment, Real Estate, Pensions & Employee Benefits, Commercial, Intellectual Property, Corporate Tax and Banking to deliver a fully integrated M&A offering. In addition, we coordinate with our Private Client team to advise on tax-efficient exit structures and post-transaction wealth planning.

Recent experience

• Advised the shareholders of FM Conway Limited, a leading public works company in England, on the sale of FM Conway Limited to VINCI Construction.
• Acting for Brown & Brown (Europe), on its investment programme in insurance broking companies, including the acquisitions of Occam Underwriting, Flint Insurance, Aquila, Insync Insurance Solutions, RIB Group, Gauntlet, 3XD, Trimulgherry Investments, U-Sure, DCJ Group, Digney Grant, County Group, Cavendish Munro, Camberford Law, Lonmar Global Risks, Alan & Thomas Insurance Group, Green Insurance Group, Marshall Wooldridge, Higos Insurance Services, Abbey Bond Lovis and Ropner Insurance Services.
• Advising Cosworth Group, the global technology business delivering propulsion, electronics and software solutions for the automotive, aerospace and marine sectors, on the purchase of battery systems specialist, Delta Motorsports.
• Acting for Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC, the listed pubs and hotels business, on its acquisition of Lovely Pubs Group, a transaction which furthers Fuller’s managed pubs and hotels estate.
• Advised the shareholders of One Advisory, a leading national specialist business advisory firm, on the sale of One Advisory to FRP Advisory Group.
• Acting as lead legal counsel advising the shareholders of European chemical and solvent suppliers, the Solventis Group, on its cross-border acquisition by global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, Brenntag.