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Andrew Ross

Andrew Ross

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner whose practice focusses on private equity-backed transactions, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital, joint venture and corporate group restructuring transactions. Andrew acts for private equity houses, venture capital investors, portfolio compaines, management teams, early stage companies, entrepreneurs and corporates. He represents clients in a variety of industry sectors, including technology, healthcare and industrials.      

Ben Devons

Ben Devons

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner. Experienced in advising on both domestic and international corporate transactions, particularly on M&A and fundraisings. Regularly acts for individuals and private and public institutions, including private equity and venture capital houses. Wide range of sector experience, including: technology; commercial property; film and television; energy; retail; food and drink; and manufacturing. Acted on transactions ranging from £100k to £100m in value.  

Chris Mooney

Chris Mooney

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner and head of the Commercial team. Chris leads a team of specialist commercial lawyers across commercial contracts, intellectual property, IT and data privacy. Key focus on  commercial contracts and data protection work. Chris assists clients with the drafting and negotiation of complex contracts including tech contracts, outsourcing contracts, distribution contracts, agency contracts and franchising contracts.

David Bettis

David Bettis

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner in the Corporate team at Marriott Harrison. David's practice has a particular focus on M&A, venture capital and private equity transactions and he regularly advise clients on sales, acquisitions and both early and late stage investments in a variety of sectors. David also provides general corporate advice to clients and works closely with shareholders and directors to assist them with the collaboration, reorganisation and structuring matters that companies and their stakeholders often encounter throughout a company’s life cycle.

David  Baverstock

David Baverstock

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner in the Corporate team at Marriott Harrison. David's focus and experience is fully M&A. He is adept in strategic and pragmatic management, direction of teams, and commercial understanding necessary to deliver successful M&A transactions. Always delivered, with an approachable calm attitude.

Frances Spooner

Frances Spooner

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner in Marriott Harrison’s Corporate team. Frances advises clients in a range of sectors on corporate and corporate finance matters including venture capital, venture debt, private equity, M&A and a wide range of other corporate matters. Frances has also worked with tech start-ups and growth companies and is actively developing a growing practice in this area through her involvement with initiatives such as Sie, an organisation which seeks to drive more capital towards female founders.

Graham Halliday

Graham Halliday

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner in Marriott Harrison's Venture Capital team. With a sharp interest and understanding of technology-led business growth and evolution, Graham delivers the commercial guidance that both venture capital investors and investee companies seek on acquisition and exit.

Hugh Gardner

Hugh Gardner

Marriott Harrison LLP

Hugh specialises in finance particularly debt (senior and mezzanine), private equity and M&A. Author of ‘Buying and Selling Private Companies’ in ‘CBI Corporate Finance Handbook’ (1st and 2nd editions).

Ian Morris

Ian Morris

Marriott Harrison LLP

With extensive experience in all aspects of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, Ian advises companies, investors, boards, and management teams through periods of growth, transformation, and change. Specialising in leveraged buyouts, he advises private equity backed businesses from early stage through to buy, build and exit. Ian's clients include UK, and global businesses and entrepreneurs.  

Jon Sweet

Jon Sweet

Marriott Harrison LLP

Consultant specialising in all aspects of corporate finance, private equity and M&A. Acting for owner managers (and their businesses), corporates, financial institutions and management teams.  

Jonathan Leigh-Hunt

Jonathan Leigh-Hunt

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner and Head of Corporate at Marriott Harrison with a focus on private equity, M&A and venture capital. Acts not only for private equity/venture houses and other funders but also for management teams, owners and investee companies on a wide range of transactions, including acquisitions, disposals and general corporate matters.

Katerina Heal

Katerina Heal

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner and head of Tax at Marriott Harrison. Katerina's corporate tax practice covers all aspects of UK and international taxation in areas that include UK and cross-border M&A, venture capital, private equity and general corporate transactions, business start-ups and group restructurings and reorganisations. Katerina also advises on venture capital companies and individual investors on UK tax reliefs, such as EIS, SEIS, business investment disposal relief, investor’s relief as well as on various employment tax matters such as share schemes and IR35. My experience also focuses on providing tax advice to UK companies and multinational groups on their UK and international establishment and operations.  

Rima  Mehay

Rima Mehay

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner and specialist employment lawyer with over 15 years’ experience covering a wide range of employment issues. This includes contentious and non-contentious employment law matters such as executive terminations, complex severance packages, restructurings, business protection strategies, unfair dismissal, discrimination, partnership disputes, whistleblowing claims and contract issues. Rima's clients are generally companies with whom she has built long and successful relationships and senior executives seeking advice on all aspects of the employment relationship. Whilst her practice is broad, she has a particular specialism and interest in business protection cases involving team moves and restrictive covenants having advised on a number of cases over the years including one of the leading cases in this area (Tullett Prebon Plc & Ors v BGC Brokers LP & Ors).

Simon de Broise

Simon de Broise

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner in the Dispute Resolution team.  Simon represents clients in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, and commonly on disputes which are international in nature. He advises clients on disputes across all sectors and has extensive experience in the fintech, banking, aviation and asset finance markets. Simon regularly advises on corporate disputes and contentious insolvency matters, and has acted for and against companies, shareholders, financial institutions, funds and other intermediaries. He is also frequently instructed by start-ups in the fintech, crypto and digital media sectors, where he advises on disputes and assist businesses by identifying potential litigation risks and working with them on strategies to mitigate these risks before a conflict emerges. Cases that Simon works on often involve issues of fraud, and he has a great deal of experience seeking urgent remedies on behalf of clients to trace, preserve and recover valuable assets before they can be dissipated.

Stephen Whittaker

Stephen Whittaker

Marriott Harrison LLP

Partner with a key focus on real estate finance acting for banks and funds in relation to developments, single asset and portfolio investment transactions and bridging finance. Stephen also acts for developers and investors as well as property end users. His clients include professional practices, housebuilders, retailers and restaurants as well as a golf course operator.