Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 3
Email address
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(0117) 925 2020About
Provided by VWV
Our experienced team of corporate lawyers advises clients on a range of corporate transactions and provides specialist corporate legal services to businesses throughout the UK and internationally via our offices in London, Watford, Bristol and Birmingham.
Our team comprises 11 Partners and 21 other corporate lawyers and professionals all available and accessible. This means that we are one of the larger corporate teams in the region and able to undertake a significant number of transactions in any year, of all shapes and sizes.
Not all corporate deals require substantial deal teams to support them. Larger and/or more complex deals, such as international mergers and acquisition deals require a larger team to ensure negotiations move along at the required pace. However, all of our corporate deals, large and small, are partner led from beginning to end.
Our corporate lawyers act for a broad range of clients, including:
- Entrepreneurs
- Investors
- SMEs
- Family-owned businesses
- Startups, early stage & high growth businesses
- Private equity & venture capital investors
- Public companies
- UK & international corporates
- Banks & finance houses
- Charities & social enterprises
- Educational institutions
Our focus remains on the local (Bristol and South West) market, however our expertise in a number of key sectors - including education, technology and start-ups, family business, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and life sciences - gives us a national and international reputation in those areas.
Chambers Review
VWV advises clients from the healthcare, education and technology sectors on a range of corporate matters. It has a notable focus on the representation of mid-market companies and owner-managed businesses based throughout the South West. The department acts on behalf of a series of tech startups across the region, and also demonstrates deep expertise in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"VWV are very capable when it comes to complex and sophisticated matters."
"VWV were proactive, commercial and very pragmatic throughout the process. The team were responsive, helpful and consistently had a strong appreciation of the financial drivers and realities."
"VWV are helpful and have high engagement levels."
"VWV are very capable when it comes to complex and sophisticated matters."
"VWV were proactive, commercial and very pragmatic throughout the process. The team were responsive, helpful and consistently had a strong appreciation of the financial drivers and realities."
"VWV are helpful and have high engagement levels."
Notable Practitioners
Nathan Guest deals with a wide range of corporate transactions, notably in the technology sector.
"Nathan is very engaged and helpful. He is timely in all communication and a good communicator."
"Nathan is all over the detail, hugely engaged and has a huge amount of experience."
"Nathan is clear, very commercial and always has an eye on the law and getting it right."
"Nathan is a very experienced lawyer. He's personable and professional and has been of great assistance tous."
Robert Collier leads VWV's corporate team and has a particular focus on transactions arising in the education sector as part of a broad practice.
"Rob is commercially sensible, as well as being nice and easy to work with."
Ranked Lawyers at
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South West
Industries
Provided by VWV
Aerospace & Defence
Banks
Charities/Not-for-profit
Commercial & Professional Services
Construction & Materials
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Education
Energy
Financial Services
Food & Drink Producers
Healthcare
Industrial Engineering
Media
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Private Clients/Individuals
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Software & Computer Services
Technology, Hardware & Electronics
Telecommunications