Geoffrey Sparks > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
ONE LONDON SQUARE, CROSS LANES
GUILDFORD
SURREY
GU1 1UN
England
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

Geoff specialises in mergers & acquisitions, management buyouts, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and insolvent disposals and a wide range of commercial work, with a particular focus on information technology and outsourcing. He acts for a variety of clients predominantly in the technology, sport and retail sectors with a particular focus on owner-managed businesses.

Geoffrey is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Acted for Eliquo Water Group GmbH, a leading European water treatment and engineering solutions company of the acquisition of water utility specialist, Hydrok UK Ltd
  • Advising Media Marketing Research International on the acquisition of Klood Trading Ltd, a market research software company
  • Advising on the sale of One Point Telecom Ltd to Rigby Technology Investments Ltd
  • Advised the management of NCE, a leading provider of data centre services and solutions on the MBO of the company
  • Acted for Guava International on the sale of its authorised Jaguar Land Rover Service Centre business to Inchcape Retail

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP excels in corporate and M&A transaction work particularly in the pharmacy and dental industries. Based in Guildford, the team’s growing client roster features international and local businesses, private equity companies and high-net-worth individuals across an expanding list of sectors including the technology, education and sports industries. Practice head and M&A specialist Tim Jenkins, who also heads up the firm’s retail healthcare transactions team, assists clients with joint ventures, shareholder agreements and business sales, while Geoffrey Sparks handles commercial work relating to information technology and outsourcing issues. Helen Wong left the firm in April 2022 to join Setfords Solicitors, and Jonathan Steele left in May 2023 for Stevens & Bolton LLP.