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M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m

Howard Kennedy LLP

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Howard Kennedy LLP works with a diverse roster of domestic and international corporates active across a range of sectors, who turn to the team for assistance in all manner of corporate transactions. Under the leadership of ‘friendly, commercial’ Ashley Reeback and Gillian White, a private M&A expert, the London team has continued to grow; James Meakin, a specialist in the tax aspects of corporate and real estate transactions, joined from Dentons in March 2022. Other key figures include Stephanie Brigg and Jane Brassington, both of whom are noted for their ability to assist clients on a range of corporate transactions.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Commercial approach to the process, ensuring the deal completed in a timely manner.’

  • ‘Ashley Reeback is friendly, approachable but commercial!’

  • 'A solid team led by Gillian White. Focus on key issues and communicate well.'

Key clients

  • Atlantic Green
  • Foxway Group
  • Judopay
  • Sycamore Mining Ltd
  • Galliard Developments Ltd
  • Hilco
  • Pandora
  • Michels & Taylor
  • Lateral Property Investment
  • Toppan Digital Language Ltd
  • 15gifts
  • City & Docklands

Work highlights

  • Advised Yorkshire County Cricket Club in relation to an ongoing Employment Tribunal claim brought by Azeem Rafiq and a multitude of allegations of race discrimination which had created a major crisis at the club.
  • Advised Atlantic Green, a joint venture between Nofar Energy and the Interland on a series of battery energy storage projects which are the largest in the UK, and one of the largest in the world.
  • Advised Foxway Group AB on the acquisition of Global Resale, Ltd by way of share purchase.

Lawyers

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Ashley Reeback
Ashley Reeback
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Ashley Reeback acts on corporate transactions in both the public and private arenas, including M&A, IPOs, MBOs and MBIs. He is Head of the Corporate department at Howard Kennedy. Ashley assists clients on the full spectrum of corporate and capital markets transactions. He is a solicitor with a particular focus on mid-market M&A, as well as, public company transactions. He advises on both the purchase and sale of private companies including by way of Management Buy Outs and Management Buy-Ins. On the capital markets side of his practice, Ashley acts for clients on Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and has advised on over 40 AIM IPOs (some by way of reverse takeover), acting for both issuers and Nomad/brokers. Ashley also advises on public takeovers, as well as, early stage and pre-IPO funding rounds.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gillian White, Ashley Reeback

Other key lawyers

Stephanie Brigg, Jane Brassington, Charlotte Whitworth, James Meakin, Jonathan Polin, Paul Glassberg, Antony Hunt

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