Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 3
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Provided by Broadfield Law UK LLP
The corporate team at Broadfield UK (formerly BDB Pitmans) offers advice at every stage of a business’ lifecycle and advise on protecting their assets and achieving their long-term strategy. The core expertise of the team include takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, Main Market and AIM listings, corporate finance and capital reorganisations / restructurings. Clients range from entrepreneurs and SMEs, to larger corporate organisations with an in-house team and both AIM and main market listed companies.
The Southampton team has core strengths in a range of sectors such as leisure / travel, telecoms / IT / technology and the marine / transport sectors that are crucial to the growth of the region. The team’s regional knowledge is extensive and is advantageous in dealing with core sectors within the South. This regional knowledge is evidenced and delivered across a variety of work including private equity dealings, acquisitions, cross-border transactions, fund-raising and joint ventures. The team is considered an exemplar of private equity / lower mid-market firms in the region due to is dealings in private equity, management buy outs/ins and other deals backed by Private Equity or VCT funds.
Chambers Review
Broadfield Law is a well-reputed regional firm with considerable experience in advising clients on corporate/M&A, private equity and venture capital matters. It possesses a sizeable team of transactional experts, with the capacity to draw upon broader resources in its London, Reading and Cambridge offices. It demonstrates particular expertise advising clients in the travel and technology industries.
Work Highlights
- Broadfield Law advised Premier Marinas on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of JBT Holdings2.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Broadfield Law are highly experienced. They are friendly and genuinely care about serving their clients."
"The firm can handle complexity in a pragmatic and commercial way. They are genuinely brilliant in terms of service levels and responsiveness, and we could always get hold of the partner."
"Broadfield Law are very pragmatic and commercial in their advice. The team are technically very good and have a good breadth of capabilities to service any problem. They are always very responsive."
"The team at Broadfield Law are highly experienced. They are friendly and genuinely care about serving their clients."
"The firm can handle complexity in a pragmatic and commercial way. They are genuinely brilliant in terms of service levels and responsiveness, and we could always get hold of the partner."
"Broadfield Law are very pragmatic and commercial in their advice. The team are technically very good and have a good breadth of capabilities to service any problem. They are always very responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Oliver Kelly is a noteworthy solicitor in Broadfield Law's corporate and commercial team in Southampton. He is adept at handling an array of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, sales and demergers.
"Ollie is an excellent lawyer with a high level of technical capability and excellent skills with clients that make him easy to work with."
"Ollie is a good and diligent lawyer."
Sean Kelly is noted for the depth of his knowledge across a broad range of corporate matters. He acts for clients in a range of sectors including transport, retail and technology.
"Sean is very experienced in this area."
Ranked Lawyers at
Broadfield Law UK LLP
The South