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Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

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Shakespeare Martineau LLP

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Highly active in the healthcare sector, Shakespeare Martineau LLP enjoys a strong reputation for its corporate transactional work, assisting clients across key healthcare subsectors including dental practices, pharmacies, opticians, veterinary practices, and children’s nurseries. Mark Thompson handles both corporate and commercial transactions, while Jordan Glackin boasts deep experience working with healthcare operations in the acquisition and sales of healthcare businesses. Other key members of the team include Gemma Tyson and Kate Taken.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘A calm and candid approach to their work, whilst explaining in easy-to-understand terminology that ensures commercial pressures are balanced with legal risk. The team has different specialities and are able to assist in all legal work and direct us to the most appropriate individual.’

  • ‘My main contact is with Joseph Soul and Jordan Glackin. I appreciate their individual calmness, knowledge, and how approachable they are. Their network of contacts, both legal and commercial means that they become a defacto one-stop shop.’

  • ‘This firm has a very good understanding of the healthcare business and advise accordingly with commercial view. Potential clients needs to be aware of this which is not provided by many other firms.’

  • ‘The team are very well aware of my needs and respond accordingly. I have been working with the team for 18 years and everyone is extra ordinary.’

Key clients

  • Focus Hotels Management Limited
  • BPS Care Limited
  • Mahogany House (Newtown) Limited
  • Westgate Healthcare Group Limited
  • David Houghton
  • NLJ Electrical Services Limited
  • Acorn Lodge Limited
  • Lousada Plc
  • Fired Earth Limited
  • Bedfordshire Charitable Trust
  • Welford Healthcare Limited
  • Welford Heathcare Hampshire Limited
  • Brightstar Hospitality Limited
  • Westgate Healthcare Group Limited
  • Niza Superstores (Eastbourne) Limited

Work highlights

Advised the shareholders of on the disposal of the entire issued share capital of Impulse Geophysics Limited to SOCOTEC UK Limited.
Advised Welford Healthcare CHH Limited on the acquisition of the business and assets of Ivybank House Care Home, with funding being obtained from an American REIT who also acquired the freehold property.
Advised on the restructure of NLJ Electrical Services Limited Group and Management Buy Out.

Practice head

Mark Thompson

Other key lawyers

Jordan Glackin; Gemma Tyson; Kate Taken; Joseph Soul