Univ Prof Dr Ken Lewins > Foot Anstey > Exeter, England > Lawyer Profile

Foot Anstey
SENATE COURT
SOUTHERNHAY GARDENS
EXETER
EX1 1NT
England
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Work Department

Entrepreneurial Private Companies | Corporate | Energy & Infrastructure

Position

Working across sectors and using his wide transactional experience Ken provides advisory support with clear, commercial and pragmatic advice to businesses and founders on shareholder arrangements, investments, restructurings, UK and cross border joint ventures, along with acquisitions, buy and build strategies and buyouts (acting on sell and buy-side and share and business deals, including auction processes).

Developing close relationships, Ken uses his breadth of experience to support our clients’ strategic growth and ambitions, delivering deals across all types of M&A transactions, understanding his client’s way of working to help shape their approach and tailoring their transaction processes to minimise risk and deliver on strategic growth agendas.

Ken leads on the firm’s geographic profile and approach to working with communities in Bristol, Plymouth and the Westcountry, leading the firm’s presence and engagement with businesses and community initiatives in the region. He works to build recognition for our approach, providing business-focused and solution-driven support that truly adds value.

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol

The team at Foot Anstey handles M&A, private equity mandates and investments, and is supported by a robust commercial practice, advising on the contractual, technology, data and IP aspects of transactions. Alexandra Hammond, who is noted for her expertise in the consumer and retails sectors, jointly spearheads the practice’s commercial offering alongside Ashley Avery, who clients trust ‘implicitly’ to handle a broad range of commercial matters. Splitting his time between the firm’s Bristol and Plymouth offices, Ken Lewins leads the corporate practice, and Karl Bradford advises on joint ventures and structured corporate transactions.

South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall

Foot Anstey is praised for its highly regarded private equity expertise, and the firm deals with high-value M&A, private equity mandates, and investments, with clients ranging from global businesses to private equity houses. Matthew Stoate heads up the corporate department and is a key name in the firm’s private equity team. Chris Worrell leads the firm’s business group, Duncan Sykes heads up the entrepreneurial private company team, and Ken Lewins is a key name for corporate energy work. Emma Earp and Sam Elworthy are recent arrivals to the firm.