Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
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Shoosmiths LLP
Alistair is a Partner in the corporate department advising on all aspects of corporate law, with particular specialty around mergers and acquisitions, growth and venture capital, private equity and joint venture arrangements.
Alistair is one of the country’s leading and most active venture capital lawyers - advising on early stage seed investments to series A and later rounds and through to exits.
Alistair works with a variety of clients including for prominent investors such as Octopus Ventures, BGF, Triple Point, Hambro Perks, Blackfinch and Mercia on a serial basis, private companies (from start-ups to large corporates), listed plcs, founders and management teams.
Gateley Legal
Head of Corporate Birmingham, Tom specialises in public company transactions, private equity investments and mergers and acquisitions. He acts for corporates, financial institutions and entrepreneurs. His key clients include Gymshark, Virgin Wines UK Plc, Connection Capital, Hammonds Furniture, Grosvenor Health and Social Care and Stuart Turner.
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Shoosmiths LLP
Georgina works in the corporate team advising on all areas of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, corporate restructuring and corporate governance.
Georgina works with a variety of clients including private and public companies, LLPs, venture capital investors, management teams and owner managed businesses. Recent project experience includes advising:
VC investors on a range of investments (including VCT/EIS investments);
a British clothing company listed on AIM on its acquisition of an online homeware retailer;
a NYSE listed records management and storage company on the acquisition of a fine arts storage and logistics business;
the seller on the disposal of an iconic Birmingham hotel;
an international hotel chain on various hotel acquisitions and disposals;
a German car manufacturer on its disposal of used car sites and a body shop centre;
a NYSE listed company on the UK aspects of an international reorganisation and the disposal of a facilities management provider; and
shareholders of a company in the vet tech sector on an MBO backed by a private equity house.
Irwin Mitchell
Matt is an Associate Solicitor in the corporate team in our Birmingham office. Matt specialises in all aspects of corporate law, including acquisitions and disposals, private equity and corporate governance and advisory. Matt’s clients range from individual private investors to owner-managed businesses and large corporates.