Profile
Career
Kirsty is a technically skilled, highly competent solicitor, offering advice to well-known businesses such as Camerons Brewery Limited, BGF, Northumbrian Water Limited and Crafter's Companion Limited on matters including acquisitions and disposals, private equity investment, general company law matters e.g. corporate governance issues, compliance and shareholder agreements.
Kirsty has experience in acquisitions and disposals of private companies with both local and national presence.
Kirsty also advises on private equity investment, including dealing with early stage investment or subsequent supplementary funding, advising both venture capital funds and companies. Kirsty has further demonstrated her business acumen within the Financial Services sector, advising on a number of mergers and acquisitions.
Kirsty has contributed content for two publications aimed at the Financial Services sector. How are advisers adapting to a changing environment? and, more recently, Fintech -Embracing the future, adapting to innovation.
Demonstrating a mature commercial awareness, Kirsty understands the environmental pressures facing the legal industry and is aware of the changing needs of the client. Delivering above and beyond the level of service the client expects, Kirsty's pride in her work ensures she goes that extra mile to understand the needs of the client and their business and enables her to deliver a service that is truly supportive of the client's objectives and the desired outcome.
It is testimony to Kirsty's legal ability that the sectors she has advised so early in her career make up an enviable list and include banking and financial services, education, utilities and energy, leisure, technology, healthcare and construction.
Kirsty's growing reputation within the market was recognised when she was named the North East's Emerging Dealmaker of the Year for 2019 at the Insider Dealmakers Awards and enhanced further by Legal 500 in which she was cited as "definitely one to watch."
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Experienced team. They understand regional funds really well and are pragmatic.' 'The whole team is excellent but the stand-out partners are Kirsty Adamson and Paul Wigham. They have trained, excelled and matured in a special team with a special culture and are wonderful ambassadors for their firm. I value their guidance, technical ability and wisdom but, above all, their commercial acumen and ability to cut through the noise and focus on what is important. When I talk to them, it's like talking to a fellow entrepreneur, albeit one that has a wealth of legal nous. You rarely get that elsewhere.' 'The Newcastle practice of Weightmans has a very special corporate/commercial team. The difference is culture. This team is responsive, dynamic, proactive and commercial. Where they really excel is an overriding vibe of being calmly in control, which makes me, the client, feel I'm in safe hands.' 'Paul Wigham is extremely dynamic, personable and plain speaking. It makes things easier to get things done.' 'You feel confident that you are in safe hands with Weightmans from your first contact. Everyone I spoke to in the business was professional and personable.' 'Experienced team. Understands regional funds really well. Pragmatic.' 'Nathan Bilton is an exceptionally brilliant and highly experienced commercial solicitor whose expertise has been invaluable to our company.'
Key clients
- My Property Box Limited Red Rover Interactive Limited Runecast Solutions Limited Dusty TLP Limited RAFA Media UK Limited Perspective Financial Group Limited Camerons Brewery Limited Recite Me Ltd