Operating out of Leicester and Lincoln, Shakespeare Martineau LLP‘s corporate offering encompasses a range of transactional matters, with healthcare and financial services companies being the most prominent on the firm's client roster. In Leicester, practice head Lisa Botterill leads on M&A matters and advises on tax structuring issues, areas in which Charley McEvoy also frequently assists. In Lincoln, Michael Squirrell is active in advising on acquisitions, with his broad caseload covering cross-border deals across the legal and IT industries.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Michael Squirrell stands out as a leader in his field. His encyclopaedic legal knowledge is matched only by his acute commercial acumen, scything through complex legal issues to deliver smart, responsive and practical legal advice.'
  • 'The primary solicitor we work with is Michael Squirrel in the Lincoln office. He has a tenacity and attention to deal which is very rare to find among his peers.'

Key clients

  • Shield Engineering Group
  • Langdale Group
  • Minerest Motors Limited
  • HSBC Bank plc
  • Shareholders of Anthony James Insurance Brokers Limited
  • Bostik Limited
  • Jasmine Healthcare Limited
  • rePLANET Limited
  • Boda Group Limited

Work highlights

Advised Minerest Motors Limited on the sale of its Loughborough Kia dealership to TMS Motor Group.
Acting for Copely Development Limited on its acquisition of the business of Colex International Limited.

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Leading partners

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Practice head

Lisa Botterill

Other key lawyers

Charley McEvoy; Michael Squirrell