Leveraging the firm’s national and international network of offices, the corporate team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP has a particularly strong track record advising on cross-border M&A and investments, regularly acting for clients in the retail and leisure, technology, and energy sectors. Ben Butler heads the team and advises leading regional players on significant transactions, working alongside Simon Watts, who specialises in corporate transactional and advisory work. Stacey Hall is recommended for private equity investments and business disposals. Other key names are venture and growth capital expert Oliver Rickett and private equity specialist David Ridley. The core team also includes seasoned corporate finance expert Robert Phillips, and Iain Pritty, who handles instructions concerning the establishment of corporate joint ventures.
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Clients clés
- Tradechoice Distribution Limited
- Management team of EnAppSys Ltd
- Bourne Leisure
- Uffindell Inc and Uffindell Limited
- Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited
- Easby Group (through its subsidiary, Delta-Impact Limited)
- Middleton Enterprises Ltd
- FiscalNote Holdings, Inc
- Notify Technology Ltd
- Eleia Limited
Points forts
- Advised Tradechoice Distribution Limited, a Carpetright group company, on its latest expansion with the acquisition of T&R Floor Covering Distribution, a Nottingham-based flooring business.
- Advised the shareholders of Enappsys Ltd, an energy focused data and analytics provider headquartered in Stockton, on the disposal of Enappsys Ltd to, and their re-investment and continued involvement in the buyer's ultimate parent Montel AS, a Norwegian entity backed by The Riverside Group, a global private equity investor.
- Advised Blackstone-backed Bourne Leisure on the growth of its hotel portfolio by completing the acquisition of the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club and Forest of Arden Country Club by way of share acquisition of SPVs.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Ben Butler
Iain Pritty
Les grands avocats de demain
Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.
Meilleurs collaborateurs
Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.
Oliver Rickett
David Ridley
Responsable de la pratique
Ben Butler
Autres avocats clés
Simon Watts; Iain Pritty; Robert Phillips; Stacey Hall; David Ridley; Oliver Rickett