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.
Key contacts
Leon Arnold
Partner
Jonathan Hambleton
Managing Partner - Milton Keynes
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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
Partner
0345 634 9799
Tom Brown
Partner
0345 634 9807
Robert Chidley
Partner
0345 030 5852
Lee Clifford
Partner
0345 634 2586
Peter Crawford
Partner
0345 030 5851
Francis Dalton
Partner
0345 128 6954
Andy Francey
Partner
0345 166 6252
Philip Gray
Partner
0186 578 1170
John Heaphy
Partner
0345 634 9782
Katie Hillier
Partner
0345 073 8551
Lottie Hugo
Partner
0345 126 3470
Karl Jansen
Partner
0345 634 9780
Tom Johnson
Partner
0345 128 7974
James Larmour
Partner
0345 017 1122
Sarah Moore
Partner
0345 050 3697
Dahren Naidoo
Partner
0345 030 5743
Tom Rowley
Partner
0345 050 3206
Emily Settle
Partner
0345 126 4366
Gary Smith
Partner
0345 271 6740
Malin Svanberg Larsson
Partner
0345 166 6335
Jeremy Swift
Partner
0345 030 5807
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
Director
0345 271 6751
Natalie Drought
Director
0345 271 6752
Leanne Fryer
Director
0345 077 9645
Robert Rowley
Consultant
0345 634 9797
Edward Chapman
Managing Associate
0345 030 5876
Matthew Cooper
Managing Associate
0345 271 6776
Kerry Jimenez
Managing Associate
0345 030 5706
Sajjid Kurmani
Managing Associate
0345 166 6312
Ewen Lowrie
Managing Associate
0345 404 4122
Jessica Matthews
Managing Associate
0345 166 6261
Naomi Spring
Managing Associate
0345 030 5782
Fiona Woodhead
Managing Associate
0345 166 6346
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
Charlotte Hartwright
Senior Associate
0345 126 3747
Olivia Johnson
Senior Associate
0345 634 1743
Victoria Price
Senior Associate
0345 166 6253
Henrietta Rendell
Senior Associate
0345 128 6981
Elliot Ruffle
Senior Associate
0345 077 9639
Maddy Scott
Senior Associate
0345 128 7973
Tatsuki Shiratsuchi
Senior Associate
0345 166 6325
Rajinder Singh
Senior Associate
0345 404 4179
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
Mollie Brown
Associate
0345 340 4248
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
Angelina Mikelova Szentpali
Associate
0345 272 5750
Hollie Plumb
Associate
0345 070 3813
Thomas Robinson
Associate
0345 030 5722
Farrell Tang
Associate
0345 166 6254
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Articles 15th Nov 2023Freeths advises on completion of EG Group’s UK sale to Asda
News 1st Nov 2023Freeths advises Workspace Design and Build on Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)
News 26th Oct 2023- 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.
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‘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?
Contact: 03301 001 014