Based in Nottingham, Gateley Legal‘s corporate offering comprises cross-border transactions, private equity work and investment issues, primarily advising clients from the financial services and software industries. Victoria Elliott heads up the practice and her recent caseload includes advising shareholders on acquisition matters. Mark Rutherford specialises in cross-border transactions and is knowledgeable of EOT matters. Lauded by her clients as ’supremely knowledgeable, confident and capable’, Beth Mather is experienced in advising shareholders, particularly working on financial services deals, while Matt Hussey leads on M&A matters within the software industry, and frequently assists on cross-border deals and co-investment issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘All three of the core team we worked with were exceptional. The lead, and partner, Beth Mather is supremely knowledgeable, confident and capable. She was pragmatic in the advice she gave, and ruthless when the opposite legal team were irresponsible.'
- ‘The team were excellent. The core team were with us throughout the sale process, but were able to bring in a wealth of wider expertise as required. Throughout it felt as if our best interests were at heart.'
- ‘Victoria Elliott is our prime contact and this works perfectly for us. She is an excellent commercial lawyer with an expert knowledge of private equity and corporate legal matters. She is supported by an able team, who understand our processes and requirements intimately.'
- ‘Gateley has worked extensively with us for many years and therefore for us, they are in a unique position to handle our particular approach to investing and add to this they are an approachable, experienced, capable team who work hard, get the job done very effectively.’
Key clients
- Lloyds Development Capital
- BGF
- Palatine Private Equity
- Independent Governance Group (IGG)
- Shareholders of Serif Group Limited
- 23.5 Degrees Topco Limited
- Connection Capital
- Jacopa Limited
- Shareholders of Pebble Learning Holdings Limited
- United Tooling Solutions
Work highlights
Advised the shareholders of Serif Group on its acquisition by Canva.
Advised UK Starbucks franchisee 23.5 Degrees and its shareholders on its sale to Starbucks.
Advised LDC on its significant investment in battery power specialist Power Saving Solutions.
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Practice head
Victoria Elliott
Other key lawyers
Mark Rutherford; Beth Mather; Matt Hussey