Displaying extensive expertise in all aspects of disposals, secondary exits, and management buyouts, Browne Jacobson LLP ‘excels across all aspects of a mid-market deal’ when acting for private equity houses and major sponsors. The practice leverages cross-border capabilities when handling multi-jurisdictional private equity-backed M&A transactions, with the national team leader Gavin Cummings, assisting both management and equity providers. 'Very strong and user-friendly', London-based private equity head Sandra Wong is an experienced corporate partner whose recent transactional engagements include high-profile acquisitions in the retail sector. Gareth Davies is an expert in exits from his base in Birmingham, while Nottingham’s Mark Hughes is a private equity transaction specialist. Manchester’s Ryan Brown is also highlighted as integral.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Browne Jacobson excels across all aspects of a mid-market deal - they understand the businesses, the people and the typical deal issues and considerations. They work on a volume of deals that ensures the junior talent quickly learn and can be trusted in a deal.’ 
- ‘Gavin Cummings - very strong lawyer and user-friendly. Mark Hughes - very strong lawyer and user friendly. Sandra Wong -- very strong lawyer and user friendly. 
Key clients
- One Equity Partners and LDC and their portfolio asset, MSQ Partners
- Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) Limited
- BGF and TFP Bidco Ltd
- The shareholders of The Edwin Group Limited
- The Shareholders of Water Babies Group Limited
- The shareholders of Buttress Holdings Limited
- The shareholders of CCS Media
- The shareholders of DSP (including YFM Equity Partners)
- The shareholders of Landmark Underwriting
- Coniston Capital LLP
- NorthEdge Capital LLP and the shareholders of Clover Topco Limited
- Apiary Capital LLP and the shareholders of Project Global Topco Limited
- Obsequio group Limited
- Bluprint Global Limited and the shareholders thereof.
- Aliter Capital LLP
- Shareholders of Grip-UK ltd
- Rcapital and the shareholders of Trac Holdings Limited
Practice head
Gavin Cummings
Other key lawyers
Gareth Davies; Mark Hughes; Ryan Brown; Sandra Wong; James Skivington; William Darmody; Mike Jackson; Clare Hanna
