Richard Cox heads the corporate team at Browne Jacobson LLP, drawing on over 25 years of experience in M&A and private equity deals, often with an international element. He recently advised Midlands private equity firm Lloyds Development Capital on its investment in Stonbury, a specialist in water and environmental sustainability. Head of private equity and corporate finance lawyer Gavin Cummings is an experienced counsel for management and equity providers in buyouts and international M&A. Also recommended is Nigel Blackwell, experienced in management buyouts/ins and trade sales and acquisitions. Mark Hughes, Sandra Wong and senior associate Sian Rose are other key figures in the highly acclaimed group.

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Key clients

Pure Gym
Bridge Farm Group
Compleat Food Group (formerly Addo Food Group)
Blue Light Card Limited
Cooper Parry
CARE Fertility Group
Apiary Capital Partners
BCF Equity Partners
Mortgage and Surveying Services (formerly SDL Property Services Group)
Belvoir Lettings plc
Lloyds Development Capital (LDC)
Rcapital Partners LLP
Hay Wain Group
Foresight Group LLP
Connect Managed Services group
The Edwin Group Limited
MI Hub Limited
Littlefish

Work highlights

Acted for the individual sellers and management team of CARE Fertility Holdings on the buyout of CARE Fertility by Nordic Capital from Silverfleet Capital.
Acted for the shareholders of LF (Holdco) (the ultimate parent company of Little Fish), including the existing investor LDC, on the sale of the business to Bowmark Capital, a London-based private equity firm.
Acted for the shareholders of Charles Pugh (Holdings) Limited, the parent company of Charles Pugh (Glass) Limited, on its sale.

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