Lee Clifford > Freeths LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Freeths LLP
3RD FLOOR, THE COLMORE BUILDING
20 COLMORE CIRCUS, QUEENSWAY
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AT
England
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Work Department

Corporate finance.

Position

Lee has extensive experience in advising companies, institutional investors and management teams in the structuring, negotiation and financing of purchases and sales. Lee’s particular specialist area is private equity transactions. Lee’s clients include LDC, Maven Private Equity and Finance Birmingham. Lee has recently acted for LDC on their investment to support the management buy out of Forest Holidays, advised on the Investor buy out by Inflextion Private Equity of CTC Aviation. Lee also advised Maven Private Equity on its investment in Lawrence Recycling and Waste Management and advised the management team of Halfords when on the management buy out, supported by CVC.

Career

Qualified 1998.

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Leading partners)

Lee CliffordFreeths LLP

Co-chaired by Lee Clifford and Mark Neale, the Freeths LLP team leverages its ‘good specialist knowledge’ while representing clients from across the tech, construction and automotive industries. The practice has extensive experience of advising on corporate disposals, M&A and private equity transactions, with the corporate head Clifford specialising in complex investments and private restructuring. Tom Brown focuses on all aspects of corporate law, while Neale spearheads the commercial offering, concentrating primarily on IT outsourcing transactions. Nigel Gardner is a commercial contract expert, Kirstin Roberts is knowledgeable on the renewables space, and both Mohammed Abbas and Olivia Johnson are also noted.