England - East Midlands • Corporate and commercial
Sills & Betteridge LLP
Displaying ‘superb professionalism’, Sills & Betteridge LLP has seen a substantial increase in transactions in the financial services and technology sectors. James Conduit heads the corporate and commercial team and is sought after for share and asset sales and purchases, cross-border transactions, corporate finance and s.110 restructurings. He has also developed an interest in the digital and renewable energy sectors. For cross-border M&A, Martin Walsh is recommended, particularly for US-based clients. Euan McLaughlin brings complementary expertise in commercial contracts.
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Testimonials
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- 'We have been very pleased with the service we have received from Sills & Betteridge for our commercial business transactions. They have offered a prompt service, scaled their team to handle the transactions in the time frame required when the scope of the work increased unexpectedly to deliver the business on time. The communication has always been excellent, with full availability of the team. '
- 'James Conduit is very easy to work with and communicate. While providing us with a full legal opinion in a clear and succinct manner, the team have also become familiar with our style of business and preferred method of working and have made the process very simple and efficient.'
- 'Superb professionalism.'
Key clients
- Active8 Managed Technologies Limited
- Ballet Makers Europe Limited
- Beaphar BV
- Chandlers (Farm Machinery) Limited
- Clydesdale Bank PLC
- Hemswell Estates Limited
- HFL Financial Advisers
- Lincoln College Group
- Micronclean Limited
- NerG Ltd/ NERG Holdings Ltd
- Omex Agriculture Limited
- SHD Group
- Sleeping Disorders Centre Group
- The Burdens Group
- Turnbull & Co Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for the shareholders in their sale of The Elms Retirement Park to Cove Communities, a group based in Canada.
- Advised US company Sentry Aerospace Corporation on its merger with Aerospares 2000.
- Advised Chandlers (Farm Equipment) on its acquisition of the business and assets of Ross Farm Machinery.
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James Conduit