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The Wilkes Partnership Offices
41 CHURCH STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B3 2RT
England
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Rick Smyth
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
With over 20 years’ experience as a leading corporate lawyer in mid-market corporate finance transactions, Rick has a strong track record in delivering a range of M&A, banking and private equity and investment transactions.
Rick leads on average 8-10 significant transactions per year and has personally led over 150 corporate transactions in the £5m-50m enterprise value range.
In addition, Rick advises clients on corporate restructuring and reorganisations – including capital reduction de-mergers, family investment companies, re-mergers, s110 reorganisations, accelerated M&A, Share buy backs, EMI options and similar share schemes.
His clients include owner managed business (ranging from regional to international firms), banks, private equity and other equity funds, entrepreneurs and management teams – many of whom he has advised over many years.
Rick also advises on all aspects of company law, such as directors’ duties, shareholder agreements, shareholder protections, etc.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
Praised for its ‘genuine focus on the SME market’, The Wilkes Partnership fields a highly experienced team whose capabilities span both corporate and commercial matters, advising clients from the worlds of manufacturing, telecoms, and industrials, among others. The team is led by Gareth O’Hara, a veteran corporate practitioner whose experience is concentrated in the automotive retail sector. Rick Smyth is a comparably experienced partner specialising in mid-market corporate finance deals, working with a host of clients on (frequently) cross-border matters. Kate Hackett is another seasoned partner who regularly works with privately owned businesses on acquisitions, divestitures, and reorganisations.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Birmingham
- Employment > Immigration
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Employment > Employment
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation