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The Wilkes Partnership Offices

The Wilkes Partnership
41 CHURCH STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B3 2RT
England
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Gareth O'Hara

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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Senior Partner & Head of Corporate

Career

Gareth has over 25 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer, the vast majority of those spent at Wilkes. In 2018 Gareth was appointed joint Managing Partner and in May 2020 became Senior Partner.

Gareth is known by his clients as a problem solver and prides himself on his ability to help clients with a wide range of issues.

He has particular expertise in acting for owner managed businesses based in the UK and beyond with a particular focus on the automotive industry.

As well as UK transactions a significant number of Gareth and his Team’s transactions involve an international element due to the range of clients he acts for both in the UK and overseas.

Gareth and his Team are proud to offer clients access to a highly-skilled team of multi-lingual and internationally qualified lawyers which allows us to offer our full spectrum of services seamlessly, particularly when acting on cross-border transactions.

Languages

English

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham

Adopting a ‘commercial’ approach, The Wilkes Partnership practice specialises in complex management buyouts, cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. The team is headed by the ‘extremely efficient’ Gareth O’Hara, who is an expert in business and asset sales. Rick Smyth is knowledgeable on tax reorganisations and restructurings, and Kate Hackett primarily focuses on asset and share acquisitions. Jeremy Parkin and Helen Smart are also key members.

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