John Kirkwood > Cripps > Tunbridge Wells, England > Lawyer Profile

Cripps
NUMBER 22
MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England

Work Department

Corporate

Position

John is a partner in the corporate finance team. He has significant transactional experience acting for a broad range of clients, including buyers, sellers, SMEs, individuals, private equity, insolvency practitioners, international businesses and family investment firms.

Career

Qualified (2010) Continuum Corporate Lawyers LLP; Associate Solicitor (2013) Rawlison Butler LLP; Managing Associate (2016) Partner (2022) Cripps

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Acting in winding-up petitions, directors’ duties claims, general insolvency applications and corporate restructurings are among the core currencies of the ‘very commercial and practical’ insolvency team housed by Cripps. Practice head Joanna Ford is regarded as ‘excellent’ and recognised for her work on both contentious and non-contentious high-value restructuring and insolvency matters. John Kirkwood has a particular focus on providing advice on selling and acquiring insolvent businesses and accelerated M&A transactions.