Squire Patton Boggs has a comprehensive corporate offering, allowing the team to advise on domestic and cross-border M&A, disposals, and investments, alongside buy-outs, share sales and purchases, and exit transactions. With considerable experience assisting with various high-value and high-profile deals, the group is instructed by an impressive client base which consists of notable names from the professional services, technology, and real estate sectors, to name a few. Mark Yeo heads up the practice and is adept at handling multijurisdictional M&A, joint ventures, and deals backed by private equity and venture capital across the healthcare, media, and sports sectors. He is supported by private equity authority Ben Squires who concentrates on leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and sales, and continuation vehicles. Other key members of the team include Jane Haxby, James McKay, and Tim Stead.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘James McKay - attentive senior leadership. Quality legal advice tempered by commerciality. He doesn't just quote the black and white. He helps walk through the options and give his view of the best choice. Few lawyers really do this well. James acts as the hub for all work within the firm. He doesn't refer you on and leave you. He manages the work in other departments and countries to ensure the same level of service and efficiency translates through the whole business. It makes for a quality and consistent service.’
  • ‘The individuals are incredibly commercial and their deal execution skills are second to none, which reflects the depth of expertise in their team and ability to cut through complex issues very quickly.’

Key clients

  • Baird Capital
  • Cera Care

Work highlights

Advising ECI on the investment in TAG.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

James McKay
James McKay
Practice head

Mark Yeo

Other key lawyers

Ben Squires; Jane Haxby; Tim Stead; Charles Leeming; Matt Lappin