England - East Anglia • Corporate and commercial
Greene & Greene
The five-partner practice at Greene & Greene in Bury St Edmunds has a strong roster of regional and national work and ‘can punch above its weight’. ’Knowledgeable and highly pragmatic‘ practice head Simon Ratcliffe namely handles the acquisition, disposal and reorganisation of private companies; notably, he recently worked with Andrew Cooper to advise Xenia Broking Group Limited on the acquisition of Hong Kong entity Capstone Insurance Brokers. Cooper and Neil R Walmsley ’provide a first-class service and are great at finding commercial solutions‘. The ’accessible and proactive‘ Mark Daly is involved in high-value and cross-border transactions for public and private companies, and Mark Whittaker frequently advises private equity and venture capital clients.
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‘On the commercial side Simon Ratcliffe is very competent and experienced. I have used him for a number of businesses I work with and he has always delivered an excellent result.’
‘Simon Ratcliffe is very strong - knowledgeable and highly pragmatic. He is keen to understand the businesses he is working with and ask plenty of questions so that his advice is well-grounded.’
‘Andrew Cooper and Neil R Walmsley provide a first-class service - they are great at helping us find commercial solutions on deal structure and understand our business well.’
‘Both Andrew Cooper and Neil R Walmsley are very committed. They are quick to respond and are very commercial.’
‘Trusted partners we have a long standing relationship with - they have a knowledge that supports our acquisitive growth strategy.’
‘Mark Daly is accessible and proactive, we are able to connect him with our commercial team to work on contracts together. He is a trusted professional and great to work with.’
‘The corporate and commercial practice is unique because it is a regional firm that handle complex and high-value transactions. It is a team that can punch above its weight. They are also decent and engaging individuals which always makes the experience much more engaging.’
‘Andrew Cooper is my go-to lawyer at Greene & Greene. He fully understands our business and gives legal advice that is contextually relevant. There are not many lawyers who can apply legal advice in such a way that is pragmatic and has utility. Andrew is responsive and academically sound but also balances this with common sense and pragmatism. Not many lawyers can achieve that balance. He also asks the right questions and more often than not will add a lot of value beyond just the legal.’
Key clients
- Material Change Limited & Others
- Xenia Broking Group Limited (part of the Kentro Capital Group)
- Wonde Limited
- Jordan Environmental Limited
- X-on Limited
- Southdowns Environmental Consultants Limited
- Lawton Yarns Limited
- HTG Trading Limited
- Real Time Communications Limited
- Treatt plc
- Future Marine Services / Safe STS
Work highlights
- Advised Material Change Limited & Others on the sale of the entire issued share capital of Material Change Renewable Energy Limited and on the negotiation of a suite of long-term operation and supply contracts to the sites sold.
- Advising shareholders of X-on Limited on the high-value sale of the entire issued share capital to Southern Communications Group, complicated by the existence of an Employee Benefit Trust and associated EMI option scheme.
- Acting for the shareholders of Southdowns Environmental Consultants Limited on the sale of the entire issued share capital to RWDI; the sale was to a North American/Canadian group and involved significant cross-border issues.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Simon Ratcliffe