Mergers & Acquisitions

We advise corporate clients, financial institutions, management teams, private equity firms and business owners on a variety of transactions from the relatively straightforward to the very complex.

Our M&A Services

Our mergers and acquisitions lawyers have years of experience of providing advice on a variety of M&A transactions in the UK and overseas.

Our expertise includes:

  • Cross-border transactions
  • Acquisitions and disposals of private and public companies
  • Acquisitions and disposals of businesses and assets
  • MBOs and MBIs
  • Joint ventures and other forms of collaboration arrangements. 

Our corporate team has years of experience helping private and listed companies and a variety of other parties with their M&A needs.

M&A transactions can have a range of technical considerations that need to be addressed such as tax, competition, pensions, environmental or regulatory. As a full-service law firm, we have specialists across all these areas. Our corporate team ensure that their advice is properly coordinated and focused upon achieving our clients’ commercial goals.

We pride ourselves on being responsive and delivering concise, practical advice which is focused on problem solving and getting the job done (assuming that is in our client’s interest).

We are well known in the M&A community which means that we can ensure that where appropriate we introduce our clients to the very best professional advisors in related areas such as corporate finance.

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Our team support you to navigate complexity, seize opportunity and move forward with legal clarity.

Contact our Specialists

Get strategic advice from a team that knows how to protect and grow your business. Please complete our enquiry form and one of our experts will contact you by the next working day.


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Making an enquiry

We have several ways you can contact us, either by completing our online contact form, by phone, or using our live chat. If you start your journey online, here are the first steps to working together.
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Our commitment to you

Our experts always start by listening, so we understand what matters most from day one.
  • 01
    Clear legal guidance

    You will always get straightforward, honest advice, with regular updates to keep you clear on the way forward.

  • 02
    Specialist knowledge

    A wide-ranging team of trusted specialists who understand what it takes to protect your future, your family or your business.

  • 03
    Your needs first

    Whether you’re navigating complex personal situations or business decisions, we take the time to understand your world and what’s at stake.

Other Corporate services

Protect and grow your business with corporate advice that aligns strategy, governance, and investment goals. 
  • Corporate Advisory

    Navigate governance and boardroom strategy with confidence. We work on incorporations, restructures, and shareholder arrangements to give your business a solid foundation for growth.

  • Private Equity

    We act for institutional investors, management teams and private equity backed companies on all aspects of private equity transactions. 

  • Search Funds

    Our search fund and entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) lawyers have years of experience in providing expert advice and guidance on a variety of search fund transactions

Recognised for excellence. Chosen for care.

  • Legal 500 Top Tier Firm UK 2026
  • Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025
  • ePrivateClient Top Law Firms 2025
  • Chambers High Net Worth 2025