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Corporate

Maximising your return

At Freeths we have a team of over 70 corporate lawyers who have extensive experience of advising businesses ranging from entrepreneurs, SMEs, financial institutions to FTSE 100.

Our team of expert lawyers, operating from 13 major UK locations, provide advice and guidance on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, fundraising, private equity, equity capital markets, due diligence, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, reorganisations and demergers, corporate structures and governance.

In today’s competitive corporate legal market, technical expertise is a given, which is why clients look for more from their corporate lawyers. Businesses work with us because we pride ourselves in not only delivering technical legal advice but also recognising the importance of understanding their business, the sector in which they operate and the challenges they face on a day to day basis.

Corporate transactions are by their very nature complex and often stressful. Using our wealth of experience and knowledge in creatively solving problems, we will guide you through each step of the transactional journey to ensure that it is delivered on time, on budget and on the right terms for you. Our role is not only to provide you with expert legal advice but to also minimise the disruption to you and your business.

Why Choose Freeths

  • An award-winning corporate team, recognised as one of the most active in the UK
  • Reputation for building long term client relationships, allowing our clients to gain trust in us as a key strategic and operational partner
  • A full range of service covering all specialist areas of the transaction
  • In-depth understanding of the dynamics of a corporate transaction and current market trends
  • Corporate knowledge across a broad range of sectors, both nationally and internationally
  • Annually we provide corporate support to over hundreds of businesses operating in various sectors including life sciences, technology, logistics, financial services, retail, drinks, hospitality and leisure.

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Key contacts

Leon Arnold
Partner

0345 166 6330

Jonathan Hambleton
Managing Partner - Milton Keynes

0345 271 6750

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Corporate Lawyers


Jonathan Hambleton
Managing Partner

0345 271 6750

Claus Andersen
Partner

0185 678 1295

Leon Arnold
Partner

0345 166 6330

Phil Baigent

Phil Baigent
Partner

0345 634 9799

Tom Brown

Tom Brown
Partner

0345 634 9807

Robert Chidley
Partner

0345 030 5852

Lee Clifford

Lee Clifford
Partner

0345 634 2586

Peter Crawford
Partner

0345 030 5851

Francis Dalton
Partner

0345 128 6954

Andy Francey

Andy Francey
Partner

0345 166 6252

Corporate

Philip Gray
Partner

0186 578 1170

John Heaphy

John Heaphy
Partner

0345 634 9782

Katherine Hillier

Katie Hillier
Partner

0345 073 8551

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Lottie Hugo
Partner

0345 126 3470

Karl Jansen
Partner

0345 634 9780

Tom Johnson
Partner

0345 128 7974

James Larmour

James Larmour
Partner

0345 017 1122

Sarah Moore

Sarah Moore
Partner

0345 050 3697

Dahren Naidoo

Dahren Naidoo
Partner

0345 030 5743

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Tom Rowley
Partner

0345 050 3206

Emily Settle

Emily Settle
Partner

0345 126 4366

Gary Smith
Partner

0345 271 6740

Malin Svanberg Larsson

Malin Svanberg Larsson
Partner

0345 166 6335

Jeremy Swift
Partner

0345 030 5807

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Tom Walker
Partner

0345 166 6337

Lisa Wallis
Partner

0345 128 6952

Mohammed Abbas
Director

0345 274 6946

Ateeq Ahmed
Director

0345 634 2580

James Cowell

James Cowell
Director

0345 271 6751

Natalie Drought
Director

0345 271 6752

Robert Rowley

Robert Rowley
Consultant

0345 634 9797

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Edward Chapman
Managing Associate

0345 030 5876

Matthew Cooper
Managing Associate

0345 271 6776

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Kerry Jimenez
Managing Associate

0345 030 5706

Sajjid Kurmani
Managing Associate

0345 166 6312

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Ewen Lowrie
Managing Associate

0345 404 4122

Jessica Matthews

Jessica Matthews
Managing Associate

0345 166 6261

Naomi Spring
Managing Associate

0345 030 5782

Fiona Woodhead

Fiona Woodhead
Managing Associate

0345 166 6346

Megan Atack

Megan Atack
Senior Associate

0345 030 5804

Baljit Atwal
Senior Associate

0345 077 9676

Rosanna Brown
Senior Associate

0345 073 8550

Chloe Frances
Senior Associate

0345 272 5708

Fatima Hammad
Senior Associate

0854 126 3750

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Charlotte Hartwright
Senior Associate

0345 126 3747

Olivia Johnson
Senior Associate

0345 634 1743

Victoria Price - Corporate Lawyer

Victoria Price
Senior Associate

0345 166 6253

Henrietta Rendell
Senior Associate

0345 128 6981

Maddy Scott

Maddy Scott
Senior Associate

0345 128 7973

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Tatsuki Shiratsuchi
Senior Associate

0345 166 6325

Caroline Thomas

Caroline Thomas
Senior Associate

0345 073 8554

Bradley Adams
Associate

0345 272 5741

Reece Ballett
Associate

0345 128 6980

Mia Broomhall
Associate

0345 077 9652

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Mollie Brown
Associate

0345 340 4248

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Charlotte Collard
Associate

0345 340 4201

Emma Dye
Associate

0345 271 6746

Shivani Fakey
Associate

0207 440 5182

Rebecca Hughes
Associate

0345 030 5754

James Lapham
Associate

0186 578 1291

Corporate

Angelina Mikelova Szentpali
Associate

0345 272 5750

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Hollie Plumb
Associate

0345 070 3813

Thomas Robinson
Associate

0345 030 5722

Farrell Tang
Associate

0345 166 6254

Corporate

Emma Tumblety
Associate

0345 030 5207

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Testimonials

"We are extremely grateful for the consistently outstanding support given by Freeths to Tarmac. The team's dedication and professionalism has enabled Tarmac to deliver numerous complex projects. Their fantastic enthusiasm, technical strength and team spirit create a highly effective working relationship with Tarmac, and Karl's positive commitment and attitude make him the ideal client partner."

(Katie Smart, UK Head of Legal, Tarmac)

"Thanks again for your immense help, we couldn’t have done it without you personally and the contribution of the wider Freeths team."

(Martin Entwistle, Carlsberg UK)

‘In addition to being knowledgeable, their response times are exceptional, as is the way in which they apply their advice and knowledge to the business of their clients.’

(The Legal 500, 2024)

‘The team are very responsive and pragmatic in working with us to deliver a tailored service. The team are able to call in different departments, but the corporate department co-ordinates this in a project manager capacity.’

(The Legal 500, 2024)

‘Freeths’ corporate team has real in-depth expertise and delivers an exceptional service in a cost-effective way. They have a sharp focus on identifying our key commercial goals and risk appetite, and tailor the scope of their work and advice to meet that.’

(The Legal 500, 2024)

‘Very knowledgeable team, always look for solutions, and have dealt with numerous complex matters over the years. Very reliable.’

(The Legal 500, 2024)

“Freeths handles complicated matters in a no-nonsense and impressive manner. The team distils complex matters and issues into digestible chunks to make decision-making and negotiation straightforward and keep the transaction on track.”

(Chambers & Partners, 2024)

“With each transaction, Freeths have been able to quickly get to grips with complex matters and provide useful and commercial advice.”

(Chambers & Partners, 2024)

“In addition to extremely good underlying legal knowledge, Freeths' ability to apply that knowledge to our benefit has been extremely valuable. Freeths have been highly proactive and have always mobilised quickly to support us, at times at very short notice.”

(Chambers & Partners, 2024)

“All members of the teams we have dealt with have had an excellent grasp and understanding of our requirements, together with the required skill sets at the highest level.”

(Chambers & Partners, 2024)

Notable Work
  • Leading a team of more than 60 lawyers which supported the in-house legal team at Lafarge Tarmac on the sale to CRH plc, one of the world’s largest building materials suppliers. This was as part of a €6.5 billion worldwide acquisition of assets being sold by Lafarge SA and Holcim Limited to facilitate their global merger.
  • Acting for a large private care home operator on the corporate aspects of its sale of a portfolio of 23 UK-wide residential and nursing care properties. The sale was to a US REIT for a £75.8 million sale and leaseback arrangement.
  • Advising Travis Perkins PLC on various acquisitions, investments and disposals.
  • Advising the shareholders of Sleek Capital Limited, a fast-growing and popular high street makeup brand, on its sale to Walgreens Boots Alliance.
  • Advised Carlsberg UK Limited on the acquisition of London Fields Brewery.
  • Advising the shareholders of a leading uPVC cable management company, and the UK’s largest manufacturer of steel wire cable tray, on the sale of the company to Nasdaq listed acquirer. The transaction was completed in a very short time frame, requiring efficiency and direction from the outset.
  • Advising Polestar Print Group on its administration and the hive out and subsequent sale of its Applied Solutions Business to Adare Group.
  • Leading the high profile multi-million pound buyout of Funeral Partners and continuing to undertake all of their acquisition work.
  • Acting on the sale of Heritage Automotive Limited, a 12 site franchised car dealership representing Audi, Peugeot, Skoda and Volkswagen and operating across the South West.
  • Acted for the founder shareholder David Shelton on the £200 million IPO (Initial Public Offering) of Motorpoint.
  • Advised LNT Group on the £100 million+ sale of 24 care homes to Anchor Trust.
  • Advising the shareholders of Cuts Ice Limited, a leading e-liquid manufacturer, on a circa £14 million investment by LDC.
  • Acting for Thomson Reuters on the sale of the Extel Survey business and also separately on the sale of its European wealth and investment transaction processing business, BETA Global.

Client service

‘Doing the right thing’ is at the heart of Freeths. Find out more about our excellent client service and the strong set of values that guide the way we work.

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Freeths are a leading national law firm with 13 offices across the UK. If you have a query about our services or just want to find out more, why not give us a call?

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