Claire Rollo > Teacher Stern LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Teacher Stern LLP
37-41 BEDFORD ROW
LONDON
WC1R 4JH
England
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Work Department

Corporate/commercial.

Position

Partner in corporate/commercial department.

Claire advises mainly family/owner/manager businesses on a wide range of matters.

Claire’s work examples include:

• commercial contracts: IT contract documentation for outsourcing/cloud computing/disaster recovery business division commenced by existing client of the firm;
• advising upon contract documentation for appointment of technical partners, suppliers and approved manufacturers by precious metal manufacturer;
• contract documentation for specialist sales company operating in the retail convenience sector;
• customer contract documentation for International Wi-Fi access provider; terms and conditions of trading for various businesses in a variety of different industry sectors.

M&A/other:
• advising purchaser of League One Football Club on takeover from previous owner and financial restructuring and subsequent sale;
• advising on acquisition of manufacturer and distributor of character gift items on behalf of the UK’s largest watch company;
• advising on acquisition of majority shareholding in national alarm monitoring business.
• Shareholder/joint venture agreements: Facility agreements and re-financing packages.

Career

Trained Wright Webb Syrett; qualified 1993; Butcher Burns LLP 1995; partner 2000; partner Teacher Stern 2013.

Education

Nottingham University (BA (Hons) Law).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m

Teacher Stern LLP‘s corporate and commercial practice is adept in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, private equity investments and exits, and joint ventures, as well as corporate restructuring, management buyouts, and corporate real estate transactions. Co-leading the team are David Ponsford and Kelly Whitfield, both of whom specialise in mergers, acquisitions, and disposals. Ponsford’s focus also extends to equity fundraising, shareholders’ agreements, reorganisations, and equity capital markets transactions. Claire Rollo stands out for her breadth of practice, covering M&A transactions, joint ventures and private equity deals, and corporate real estate. Other notable names in the group include Arran Brooker and Sing Li.