Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP is noted by clients for its ability to ‘provide an excellent blend of experience which allows it to offer pragmatic well-executed solutions’. The team is particularly renowned for its private equity work, acting for high-profile clients on leading investments, and works closely with the firm's financial services and tax teams. Simon Pilling leads the team known for its ’varied expertise’, with James Cook noted for providing ‘pragmatic, timely and well grounded advice’.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Good commercial experience which helps to bring focus to the key discussion areas. Quick to respond and very joined up as a wider team /practice. Sensible approach in relation to negotiating to drive win/win outcomes.’
- ‘James Cook - very experienced in PE transactions, quick to respond, commercial and focuses on the right points.'
Key clients
- LDC
- Lomond Group
Work highlights
Advised Lomond and LDC on an investment by global asset manager LDC, and reinvestment by existing management and private equity investor LDC, helping to support the group's continued M&A growth strategy of further consolidation in existing markets and providing additional capital to drive expansion in new regions.
Practice head
Simon Pilling
Other key lawyers
James Cook; Will Reynolds