Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 1
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Our team advises UK and international organisations on achieving their strategic goals and prides itself on delivering highly complex, high-profile transactions for our clients.
These clients include entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals; fast-growth companies and SMEs through to multinational household names as well as financial advisers and institutional sponsors. This range gives an unrivalled 360 degree view on the M&A market both from a buy-side and a sell-side perspective.
Our specialist lawyers have a deep-rooted knowledge of the latest trends and developments in M&A and proven experience in providing a comprehensive service and negotiating the best transactional outcome for their clients. We take a fully integrated approach to transactions leveraging multi-disciplinary technical knowledge from our specialist teams working with our client’s overseas lawyers to provide a seamless one-stop service.
We are results-orientated, focused on providing cost-effective business solutions rather than obstacles. We are proactive in our approach, do not point score with other advisers and pride ourselves on our pragmatic, commercial approach that aligns itself to the client’s objectives and priorities and provides clear and decisive advice every step of the way. This combination of technical, transactional and sector excellence enables us to offer a best in class service to deliver transactions on the best possible terms.
Chambers Review
Shoosmiths handles the full span of corporate and private equity-related matters for a variety of clients, ranging from large public companies to owner-managed businesses. The team regularly handles significant sales, mergers and management buyouts, among other transactions. It is able to draw on the firm's extensive depth of resources to advise regional, national and international clients. The team offers particular expertise in the technology, education, healthcare and retail sectors.
Work Highlights
- Shoosmiths advised Halma on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital ofAlpha Instrumatics Holding Company.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Shoosmiths' work is always clear and to the point. The firm is very strong technically and has good commercial awareness."
"We have worked alongside Shoosmiths a lot, and their approach to transactions is sensible and very good."
"Shoosmiths providestrong and sound commercial awareness. The team are unafraid to give frank advice on what they think our best options are in a business context."
"We go to them for a mark of quality and we continue to work with them as they provide a level of advice and an approach that is better than most. The team has a can-do attitude."
"Shoosmiths' work is always clear and to the point. The firm is very strong technically and has good commercial awareness."
"We have worked alongside Shoosmiths a lot, and their approach to transactions is sensible and very good."
"Shoosmiths providestrong and sound commercial awareness. The team are unafraid to give frank advice on what they think our best options are in a business context."
"We go to them for a mark of quality and we continue to work with them as they provide a level of advice and an approach that is better than most. The team has a can-do attitude."
Notable Practitioners
Amit Nayyar has a focus on private equity transactional matters and regularly acts for PE houses on deals in the education, tech and healthcare sectors.
Sanjeev Sharma leads Shoosmiths' corporate team in the Thames Valley. He regularly advises PE and venture capital funds on M&A deals, as well as acting for management teams and owner-managed businesses.
"Sanjeev has a strong reputation."
Claire Checketts serves as deputy head of the firm's Milton Keynes office. She
advises corporate and PE clients on a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions.
"Claire is extremely helpful and has a very strong understanding of our business."
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Clients
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Business Growth Fund
Five Arrows Long Term Fund
Foundation Partners Investments
Rothschild & Co (Five Arrows, Private Equity arm)
TA Associates