The Norwich office of Birketts LLP is home to an ‘approachable, knowledgeable and accessible’ group with broad-ranging expertise and a deep bench of experienced partners. Ed Savory has taken over as head of the corporate team, while also acting as head of the food and beverages sector group. The ’technically fantastic’ Adrian Possener co-leads the energy and infrastructure sector group, drawing on his vast experience in public company work, IPOs and bond issues. Specialist corporate finance partner Greg Allan leads the healthcare sector team, leveraging his long experience in advising social care, medical and specialists care providers. Clients praise Paul Palik‘s ’calm and collected manner, teamed with his incredible knowledge and extensive experience’, while the ‘astute, diligent, talented, and professional’ Jack Shreeve is one to watch.
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‘The team listens and takes on board the objectives trying to be facilitated, finding the right structure to best 'fit' the circumstance. They work closely with other professionals in order to achieve this. By which I mean the client is put first.’
‘Birketts really understands our business, the niche industry we operate in. One of the biggest benefits of working together for many years means they are fully aware of our company's journey, historic discussions, decisions we have made and approaches taken, meaning they can quickly pick up any matter swiftly and with full context rather than us having to start over again and explaining things each time. The fact we have such a long relationship is testament to how easy they are to work with and how well they perform their services.'
- 'I am completely confident in their knowledge and expertise, and know they are fully appraised of what is going on in their respective areas of specialism. It's very easy to overlook the work that goes in to becoming an expert, but also then consistently maintaining it - so I have huge admiration for the work they do.'
‘Paul Palik and Jack Shreeve have handled some incredibly complex matters for us in terms of meeting client demands whilst protecting our company's interests and ensuring any resolutions are commercially and operationally viable. During some challenging and arduous calls where these matters were being negotiated with our clients, their laser focus, pragmatism, and ability to think and respond so rapidly is genuinely outstanding.'
- 'Paul Palik has worked with us since our company began and we truly value our relationship with him as he has helped us on countless occasions, and he knows our business and our contracts inside out. His calm and collected manner, teamed with his incredible knowledge and extensive experience is second to none. His pragmatism means we can always rely on Paul to navigate us through any legal challenge or queries we have, with our best interests at the forefront. I have so much trust and confidence in Paul, and he is truly a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Having worked with Jack Shreeve for several years now, I've seen first-hand his knowledge and expertise in action. He knows our business very well and has worked on various contracts for us. He is clearly a very astute, diligent, talented, and professional individual. He is also very patient in explaining things to me and nothing is ever too much trouble.'
Key clients
- Holkham Holiday Parks Limited
- Applied Satellite Group Limited
- 24hr Aquaflow Services Limited
- Mayday Office Equipment Services Limited
- Contact Electrical Holdings Limited
- RPC Holdings Limited
- Grainger Motor Group Ltd
Work highlights
Advised Holkham Holiday Parks Limited on the acquisition of a caravan park business, comprising the share acquisition of three companies and asset acquisition of two companies.
Advised the shareholders of 24hr Aquaflow Services Limited on sale of the company to React SC Holdings Limited.
Advised on the sale of Thunderbrook Equestrian Limited to the ForFarmers Group.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading partners
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Greg Allan
Ed Savory
Leading associates
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Jack Shreeve
Practice head
Ed Savory; Adrian Possener
Other key lawyers
Greg Allan; Paul Palik; Jack Shreeve