Mike Jackson > Browne Jacobson LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Drawing on strong cross-office working relationships, Browne Jacobson LLP handles a mix of MBOs, acquisitions, and divestitures for a diverse range of corporate clients. The wider team is jointly chaired by several partners working across multiple sites: Nottingham-based corporate head Richard Cox; West Midlands corporate lead Mike Jackson, a specialist in tech and VC work; London-based commercial chair Declan Cushley; and Clare Auty, noted for her focus on commercial health matters. PE head Gareth Davies regularly advises on high-value investments, acquisitions, and exits, while commercial partner Richard Nicholas works with various well-known corporates and charitable organisations on a range of contracts and agreements. Other key names to note include the real estate and construction-focused Clare Hanna, and commercial partner Nick Smee, who heads up the firm’s cleantech offering.

The ‘experienced and approachable team’ at Browne Jacobson LLP provides ‘practical and pragmatic’ advice to entrepreneurs and companies utilising disruptive technology. Much of the work relates to early stage investments, with the firm’s own GROW programme, enabling startups ‘to access high-quality support at favourable rates’. Jon Snade  is key to the firm’s success in the space, particularly for companies in the fintech and insurtech sectors, where he is not only active doing deals but also in the context of thought leadership, including his ongoing role for the Government and External Affairs Steering Group of Insurtech UK (the UK’s trade body for the Insurtech sector). Mike Jackson co-heads the team alongside Snade from Birmingham and has a particular focus for regional start-ups and investors on venture-backed mandates in the automotive and greentech space.