Displaying specific specialisms in the automotive, finance and tech industries, the ‘very personable and diligent’ practice at Shoosmiths LLP has extensive experience in handling multi-jurisdictional M&A, corporate restructurings and sales of issued share capital. Notably, the group is expanding its expertise in the EV charging, fintech and healthtech spheres, with commercial head Simon McArdle providing expertise on the overlap between contract arrangements and AI. Alistair Hammerton heads the corporate offering, Ben Turner focuses on strategic acquisitions and group restructurings, whilst Alastair Peet is noted for his work with venture capital funds. Helen Burnell concentrates on sustainable infrastructure transactions, and Daniel Shilvock is also highlighted.
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Testimonials
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‘Alistair Hammerton is exceptional from a technical and commercial perspective. He has a lot of deals under his belt, and as a result, knows how to move a transaction along.’
‘A very personable and diligent team.'
‘Hard-working team that takes the time to understand client needs - its associate group is now very strong - Alastair Peet is a market leader, always available and has creative solutions to issues. Very reasonable fee structures.’
‘Alastair Peet is a standout partner. He has an exceptional attention to detail whilst making transactions happen within a tight time frame. He demonstrates great commercial acumen.’
‘The Shoosmiths corporate legal team focuses on your needs and outcomes. They bring a depth of knowledge and a thoughtful and practical approach to each stage of the corporate development journey.’
‘The team are open, good listeners who bring great advice and counsel. Trust is at the heart of a great deal and they have a collaborative style in shaping a deal. They set good expectations, meet deadlines and drive the process.’
‘Our experience with the Shoosmiths corporate team has been very good. They are responsive, cost-effective and work closely with each other to ensure pace is maintained on transactions.’
‘They work hard to identify solutions to known problems and have a good commercial awareness to deliver great client outcomes. In particular, I would name Alastair Peet, Marcus-Adam Tuck and Natalia Tombs as being a particularly effective team.’
Key clients
- 4D Capital Partners LLP
- Alcentra Limited
- Bright Pixel Capital
- Business Growth Fund
- Blackfinch Ventures
- Britpart
- BS Eaton
- Carbon Quota Limited
- Committed Capital
- Cow Corner
Work highlights
Advised UK-based electric vehicle charging company, EV Chargers (EVC) on its series A fundraising of £165m of capital from funds managed by Denham Sustainable Infrastructure, an arm of global energy transition investment firm, Denham Capital.
Advised and acted for Cow Corner private equity and the management team on the sale of ISMS.online and subsequent reinvestment by certain managers into a new topco established by ECI Partners.
Advised the shareholders on an auction process for the sale of the entire issued share capital of Edge (an edge platform in the UK with ten carrier-neutral edge data centres) to nLighten UK Ltd (owned by nLighten HQ B.V. registered in Germany), a digital infrastructure platform of I Squared Capital (a leading global infrastructure investor).
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Alistair Hammerton; Simon McArdle
Other key lawyers
Ben Turner; Alastair Peet; Daniel Shilvock; Helen Burnell; Rosie Hendon; Nick Little; Daniel Greatorex; Caroline Chester