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Accelerated M&A

Accelerated M&A provides a key lifeline to a huge number of companies. Freeths has the experience, resources and expertise to deliver clear, fast and commercial advice on accelerated M&A transactions whether you are a buyer, seller, investor, lender, director or other stakeholder. We have advised on numerous accelerated M&A transactions typically valued between £1million to £50million.

Accelerated M&A is the sale of a business in a very short timescale to achieve an exit in challenging circumstances and very often as a result of cash-flow issues. This is distinct from distressed M&A e.g. where an insolvency process is involved.

Our highly skilled team of lawyers have a market leading reputation for acting with speed and sensitivity to achieve our clients’ objectives. Our key focus is to deliver value-added solutions and straightforward advice in the fragile and time critical context of an accelerated M&A transaction.

We act for companies, strategic investors, directors and boards, lenders, funders and individuals in all aspects of financially and commercially challenging deals. As a top 50, full service, business law firm with 13 offices nationally, 220 partners and directors and over 800 members of staff, Freeths has the resources to manage all key stakeholders in an accelerated process with an efficient and commercial approach.

Our focus is to understand how you want us to work and what your aims and objectives are so that we can deliver a service that is responsive, tailored to your needs and adds real value at a critical time.

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Testimonials

  • "Freeths works to quick timelines, manages to balance the legal and commercial dynamics of a deal and provides good advice throughout the process."

    Chambers & Partners, 2027

  • "The corporate team is always very responsive. Freeths delivers very actionable, real-world advice, flagging what is essential and required in part...

    Chambers & Partners, 2027

  • "Freeths offers superb practical and pragmatic advice. Their years of experience were so evident. We simply could not have moved forward without th...

    Chambers & Partners, 2027

  • "The team are comfortable navigating detailed negotiations, structuring considerations and risk allocation, while keeping transactions progressing....

    Chambers & Partners, 2027

  • "A strong corporate practice, with experience of a range of M&A deal sizes."

    The Legal 500, 2026

  • "Freeths' highly skilled and proactive commercial team was a true value creator through our recent M&A process."

    The Legal 500, 2026

  • "The corporate team is always very responsive. Freeths delivers very actionable, real-world advice, flagging what is essential and required in part...

    Chambers & Partners, 2026

  • "Freeths offers superb practical and pragmatic advice. Their years of experience were so evident. We simply could not have moved forward without th...

    Chambers & Partners, 2026

  • "What sets this legal team apart is a combination of exceptional legal expertise and a rare degree of principled partnership. Their quality of lega...

    Chambers & Partners, 2026

  • "They have a pragmatic approach to achieving good commercial outcomes for stakeholders, efficiently, and with a deep appreciation of the technical...

    Chambers & Partners, 2026

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