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Freeths LLP Offices
Spires House
5700 Oxford Business Park South
OXFORD
OX4 2RW
England
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Leon Arnold
Work Department
Corporate and commercial.
Position
Leon is head of the corporate team and has over 20 years’ experience of advising the corporate sector. Recent projects include: Advising the selling shareholders of Two Circles Limited on their disposal to WPP group; advising the Würth Group on its UK acquisitions and disposals; advising the selling shareholders of JGA Limited in its sale to Jensen Hughes, Inc; advising the selling shareholders on the sale of Moo Ltd (trading as Preloved) to the Hut Group PLC; advising the management team in the buy-out of the Bath printing business of Communisis PLC and subsequent acquisitions for the newly formed Integrity Print Limited; advising exiting shareholders on the sale of Sleek to Walgreens Boots Alliance; and advising on the acquisition by Santova Limited (South Africa) of Tradeway North West Limited and Tradeway (Shipping) Limited.
Career
Joined Henmans Freeth in 2013 as Head of Corporate. Prior to that worked at Thomas Eggar, Nabarro and Olswang.
Education
University of Warwick – LLB
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
The team at Freeths LLP retains its status as one of the leading Thames Valley corporate and commercial practices. Co-head of team Leon Arnold leads on the corporate side, while fellow co-head and ‘absolute diamond’ Rebecca Howlett is vastly experienced on commercial matters, including negotiating contracts and the commercialisation of intellectual property. Having carved out a niche representing agricultural and agrifood companies, Tom Walker maintains his impressive corporate practice which emphasises joint ventures, corporate governance and shareholder matters. Malin Svanberg Larsson comes recommended as ‘very commercially savvy and practical’ and runs a broad M&A practice with a focus on private equity.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery