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Corporate and commercial: Birmingham

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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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An ‘excellent proposition for its clients’, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has vast expertise in the automotive, retail, and manufacturing fields, regularly handling group reorganisations and venture capital transactions. In Birmingham, the ’highly experienced’ Adam McGiveron is knowledgeable in M&A and private equity investments. Richard Wrigley is a corporate governance specialist, while Emma Bryant is skilled in complex commercial negotiations and acquisitions.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Richard Wrigley - high technical skills, strong negotiating skills, responsiveness and availability.’

  • ‘I believe the PMC Birmingham Corporate team is an excellent proposition for its clients, with wide-ranging experiences and sector expertise on offer. All members have a natural ability to deliver sound commercial legal advice with the ability to manage complex client dynamics and transaction requirements. Everyone has a can-do attitude and is very competitive on fees whilst ensuring the senior client contact is maintained throughout the process. I have no hesitation in recommending the PMC team to my contacts.’

  • ‘Adam McGiveron is a highly experienced, technically very strong corporate lawyer with strong commercial acumen, and possessing a real can-do/problem-solving attitude, a combination that is rarely observed elsewhere. He gets on well with all my clients and contacts and is always accessible. He has a natural ability to build empathy and is very patient with all his relationships when navigating through complex issues. I have no hesitation in recommending Adam to my contacts and clients.’

  • ‘Richard Wrigley is an experienced and pragmatic partner who proposes sensible solutions. Richard seems to be supportive of his team, encouraging and supporting his team to deliver the solution. The team always delivers on time to a high quality.’

  • ‘We have a longstanding relationship with one of the partners. We trust and respect each other the individuals. He utilises members of his team who provide additional knowledge and skill sets as appropriate.’

  • ‘Adam McGiveron and Emma Bryant are excellent operators. They are both bright, commercial, and quick to respond. I worked with them on a relatively complex cross-border assignment where several competing interests had to be managed, and was very impressed with their engagement and output.’

Key clients

  • Alliance Automotive Group/Genuine Parts Alliance
  • Claverley Group Limited
  • Carver Group
  • Sustainable Energy First/Evolve Energy
  • Bushell Investment Group
  • Socotec UK Limited
  • Expleo Group
  • TMS Motor Group
  • Labretta UK
  • Apave Group SA
  • Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)

Work highlights

Advised Sustainable Energy First, a sustainable energy and utilities specialist, on its investment from Beech Tree Private Equity.
Advised UK-based leading 3D mesh software provider, PointFuse, on the sale of its core IP and technology to American multinational software corporation, Autodesk.
Advised on the acquisition of SPC for West Midlands head quartered, Carver Group Limited.

Practice head

Matthew Martin

Other key lawyers

Adam McGiveron; Richard Wrigley; Emma Bryant