Simon TJ Ratcliffe > Greene & Greene > Bury St Edmunds, England > Lawyer Profile

Greene & Greene
80 GUILDHALL STREET
BURY ST EDMUNDS
IP33 1QB
England

Work Department

Corporate and commercial.

Position

Managing Partner and Director partner Simon Ratcliffe Ltd.

Career

Qualified as a Barrister 1997; three years practising at the Bar; two years in the City on mergers and acquisitions; joined Greene & Greene 2002; became dual-qualified as a solicitor advocate 2004; made partner 2005, and managing partner in 2015.

Simon specialises in intellectual property, corporate finance and commercial work, including acquisitions, disposals, financing and restructuring of businesses.

“Simon is an absolute pleasure to work with.  His professionalism and knowledge always exceeds expectations.”  (Testimonial from professional contact)

Memberships

Gray’s Inn (non-practising).

Education

Inns of Court School of Law.

Leisure

Scuba-diving and travelling.

Lawyer Rankings

East Anglia > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia

(Leading individuals)

Simon RatcliffeGreene & Greene

The five-partner practice at Greene & Greene in Bury St Edmunds has a strong roster of regional and national work and ‘can punch above its weight’. ‘Knowledgeable and highly pragmatic‘ practice head Simon Ratcliffe namely handles the acquisition, disposal and reorganisation of private companies; notably, he recently worked with Andrew Cooper to advise Xenia Broking Group Limited on the acquisition of Hong Kong entity Capstone Insurance Brokers. Cooper and Neil R Walmsley ‘provide a first-class service and are great at finding commercial solutions‘. The ‘accessible and proactive‘ Mark Daly is involved in high-value and cross-border transactions for public and private companies, and Mark Whittaker frequently advises private equity and venture capital clients.