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About

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We are an experienced team of over 40 lawyers who work closely with our commercial, tax, IP services, HR and other teams to provide you with a seamless service. Whilst size is not everything, depth of experience and an ability to hit your timeframes with minimum fuss is.
We are experienced in delivering clients' strategic M&A targets and managed transactions involving some of the world's largest and most innovative businesses.
We advise on and implement corporate reorganisations in many forms, helping clients to achieve a wide range of objectives including streamlining their business, preparing for sale, succession planning, providing an exit strategy for shareholders or for tax or financial purposes. We will work closely with your management team and other advisers to develop a pragmatic commercial solution whilst aiming to avoid disruption to the business during the process.

Specialisms:
Demergers
Capital reductions and other share capital restructuring
Management buy-ins and buy-outs
Purchase of own shares
Intra group transfers

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above - South West

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What the Team is Known For

Ashfords houses a strong team offering expertise in M&A, MBOs and restructurings as part of a broad transactional practice. It boasts notable experience acting for national and international clients from the financial services, retail and technology sectors, among others. Specialist teams across the South West provide a full range of corporate services throughout the region. It frequently handles large-scale share transactions and significant venture capital work.

Work Highlights

Provided by Ashfords LLP

  • Ashfords advised Craven Street Wealth on the acquisition of Punter Southall’s financial planning division.

Strengths

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Ashfords has an excellent grasp of the commercials and detail. The firm is very accessible in terms of service levels and responsiveness.

Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above respondent
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I valued the firm's pragmatism, work ethic and razor-sharp insight. Ashfords was a solutions-oriented partner while also being all over the details.

Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above respondent
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We receive quick responses from Ashfords. The firm is pragmatic, commercially focused and know our company and sector very well. They are very commercially aware, sensible and proactive.

Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above respondent
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Ashfords had a great deal of technical expertise and responded in an extremely timely fashion. The firm's commerciality and pragmatism were particular strengths.

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Notable Practitioners

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Chris Dyson
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Band 2

Chris Dyson is head of Ashfords' technology group. He often acts for investment funds on their acquisitions in the technology space.

I appreciated Chris's practical advice and commercial pragmatism. Chris ably combined the understanding of risk with a particularly commercial outlook.

Chris is excellent. He is hands-on, commercial and focuses on the things that matter in a deal.

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Andrew Betteridge
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Andrew Betteridge deals with a range of complex M&A transactions and is known for his experience working with venture capital funds.

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Jocelyn L Ormond
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Jocelyn Ormond specialises in transactions in the healthcare and life sciences industries. Among his areas of expertise is advising overseas private equity investors on investments and buyouts.

Jocelyn is well respected and a good lawyer.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Ashfords LLP

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Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
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Chris Dyson
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Andrew Betteridge
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Jocelyn L Ormond
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Members

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Rory Suggett

Head of Department