The ‘very accessible and responsive’ practice at Mills & Reeve LLP in Norwich is part of a firm-wide group that increasingly handles M&A transactions with an international element; the firm also remains highly active in the largest regional deals. It frequently advises on IPOs, as well as acting for large private equity investors in key sectors such as the health space, and the firm’s health and care sector group is sought after by PE houses, investors, corporates, providers, and operators regionally, nationally and internationally. Greg Gibson, who is national head of the government sector group, and health sector specialist Natalie Wade lead the practice. The ’helpful and accessible’ Craig Hodgson takes the lead on food and agribusiness matters, while James Hunter frequently acts for owners and acquirers of mid-market businesses, and handles private equity, healthcare and life sciences transactions as well as mainstream corporate M&A.
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‘Greg Gibson is an excellent client relationship partner. He and others in the M&R team have worked with us for a number of years so have excellent institutional knowledge and understanding of our corporate policies and approach.’
‘Very accessible and responsive.’
‘Craig Hodgson. Helpful and accessible. Distinguishes between what has to be fought for and what does not. ’
‘Makes things simple to me but have the skills to deal with the other side.’
Key clients
- Shareholders of Barnes (Aldbourne) Limited
- Shareholders of Coatham Tyre Centre Limited
- Shareholders of Coach1 Limited
- Shareholders of The Ready Group Limited
- Shareholders of Johnsons (Henely) Limited
- Shareholders of Swans Travel Limited
- Shareholders of HCA (Manchester) Limited
- Shareholders of Owens Newco A Limited. (Project Roman Shareholders)
- T & L Sugars Limited
- Fengrain Limited
- GreenSquareAccord
- HD Clinical Limited
Work highlights
Advised on a significant PE deal which was the merger of seven regional coach operators in order to form a new, national group called The Coach Travel Group backed by PE Fund H2.
Acted for Archimed SAS and various individual shareholders on the sale of the Deallus group.
Supporting the Department for Work and Pensions on the implementation and operational delivery of its Functional Assessment Services Contracts.
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Christina O’Brien
Practice head
Greg Gibson; Natalie Wade
Other key lawyers
Craig Hodgson; James Hunter; Christina O'Brien; Kim Lindsay-Smith