Leveraging the firm’s national and international network of offices, the corporate team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP has a particularly strong track record advising on cross-border M&A and investments, regularly acting for clients in the retail and leisure, technology, and energy sectors. Ben Butler heads the team and advises leading regional players on significant transactions, working alongside Simon Watts, who specialises in corporate transactional and advisory work. Stacey Hall is recommended for private equity investments and business disposals. Other key names are venture and growth capital expert Oliver Rickett and private equity specialist David Ridley. The core team also includes seasoned corporate finance expert Robert Phillips, and Iain Pritty, who handles instructions concerning the establishment of corporate joint ventures.
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Kernmandanten
- Tradechoice Distribution Limited
- Management team of EnAppSys Ltd
- Bourne Leisure
- Uffindell Inc and Uffindell Limited
- Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited
- Easby Group (through its subsidiary, Delta-Impact Limited)
- Middleton Enterprises Ltd
- FiscalNote Holdings, Inc
- Notify Technology Ltd
- Eleia Limited
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Tradechoice Distribution Limited, a Carpetright group company, on its latest expansion with the acquisition of T&R Floor Covering Distribution, a Nottingham-based flooring business.
- Advised the shareholders of Enappsys Ltd, an energy focused data and analytics provider headquartered in Stockton, on the disposal of Enappsys Ltd to, and their re-investment and continued involvement in the buyer's ultimate parent Montel AS, a Norwegian entity backed by The Riverside Group, a global private equity investor.
- Advised Blackstone-backed Bourne Leisure on the growth of its hotel portfolio by completing the acquisition of the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club and Forest of Arden Country Club by way of share acquisition of SPVs.
Anwält*innen
Hall of fame
Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Ben Butler
Iain Pritty
Partner*innen der nächsten Generation
Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Oliver Rickett
David Ridley
Praxisleitung
Ben Butler
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Simon Watts; Iain Pritty; Robert Phillips; Stacey Hall; David Ridley; Oliver Rickett