Robin Skelton > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

The corporate team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP are well regarded for their sector expertise in the food and drink, retail, industrials, and financial services spaces. It acts for a range of clients, including private companies, PLCs, and private equity houses on a broad spectrum of local and multi-jurisdictional mandates. Practice head Robin Skelton specialises in private equity and M&A transactions, and is supported by principal associate Russell Naglis. Other notable practitioners include Amanda Partland, who acts for multi-nationals on cross-border deals, and Robin Johnson, who has significant international M&A experience.

Able to draw on its significant national resources, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP‘s ‘in-depth knowledge of both the PE industry and the larger corporate industry‘ is prized by a host of PE houses and management teams alike. The cross-office team is led by the Birmingham-based James Trevis, who works with a number of the firm’s key sponsor clients on mid-market deals. Also based in Birmingham, Mark Beardmore‘s sector-specific experience includes tech and logistics-oriented deals, while Catherine Eley has recently worked with management teams on a number of strategic bolt-on acquisitions and divestitures. International corporate head Richard Moulton is a highly experienced adviser whose recent engagements include a number of sell-side processes in the software and professional services arenas. Other names to note include Leeds-based Robin Skelton and the ‘excellent’ Richard Kyle. All named lawyers are based in London unless stated otherwise.