Corporate
Our Corporate Law team boasts several highly-rated corporate lawyers and is consistently ranked in the Top Tier for corporate finance in the South West in the Legal 500 and Chambers Guides to the legal profession. The team was recognised as ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year ‘at the 2016 and 2012 Insider South West Dealmakers Awards, from a peer group of the leading firms in Bristol.
Clients use and recommend us because of the quality of our people and the depth of experience across the whole team. This experience gives real weight at the commercial pressure points of a deal, and has resulted in a reputation in the market for getting deals done.
They are a very dependable firm and they deliver without issue
Chambers 2019
Pragmatic and sensible. They put together a good team and they were always contactable and responsive.
Chambers 2018
Extensive experience in domestic and cross-border corporate transactions and complex commercial agreements
Legal 500 2018
What sets them apart is their personality and style
Chambers 2019
Good knowledge of emerging markets. Friendly, accessible, very commercial, hands-on and good value for money.
Legal 500 2017
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Richard Cobb
Partner
Meet the team
Malcolm Dickinson
Partner
Samantha Billingham
Partner
Henry Taylor
Partner
Stephen Morse
Partner
Alexandra Watson
Partner
Joe Whitfield
Partner
Ian Binnie
Partner
Philip Newhouse
Partner
Karl Taylor
Senior Associate
Emma Rudge
Senior Associate
Harry Trick
Senior Associate
Caroline Lavis
Senior Associate (FCILEx)
Edwin Richards FCA
Senior Associate
Nirav Patel
Associate
Sarah Mitchell
Associate
Chloe Vernon-Shore
Associate
Francesca Hubbard
Associate
Kieran Van Bussel
Associate
James Whistler
Associate
Dan Partridge
Solicitor
Holly Lawrence
Solicitor
Adam Quint
Solicitor
Rav Sagar
Solicitor
Megan Wright
Associate
Charlotte Ellis
Paralegal
Ed Chubb
Paralegal
Maximillian Seccombe
Paralegal
Gemma Simpson
Business Development Manager
Recent experience
- Acting for Orchard Funding Group plc on its AIM IPO
- Acting for Pay4Later (a consumer finance platform that connects merchants and their customers to banks and finance companies), in securing Series A funding from MissionOG
- Acting on the £42m sale of Aero Stanrew
- Acting for the Shareholders of MagicSeaweed on the sale to Surfstitch (listed in Australia)
- Acting on the sale of Fianium to NKT Photonics (listed in Denmark)
- Acting for TUI Travel plc on its acquisition of Isango! Limited
- Acting for Mobeus on its investment in Tushingham Sails (Red Paddle Co)
- Acting for (UK listed) Haynes Publishing Group plc on its acquisition of Teon Media