England - East Midlands • Corporate and commercial
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Led by the ‘extremely approachable’ and ’commercially astute’ Jon Cox-Brown, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP’s team advises the region’s fastest-growing corporates on high-end transactions; a recent example included its advice on the £415m sale of Albumedix to Frankfurt and Paris-listed life sciences company Sartorius. Transactions in the financial services, technology and healthcare sectors comprise the bulk of the department’s instructions. Cox-Brown also advises on fundraisings, joint ventures and reorganisations.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team has extensive experience in cross-border M&A and has a global network of advisors to provide specialist and jurisdictional advice as required. The team coordinate the network of advisors to ensure legal advice is joined-up, deal specific and commercially focused.'
- 'Jon Cox-Brown stands out for his commercially focused advice, unwavering negotiation style and proactively finding solutions when faced with complex deal negotiations.'
- 'The team are technically very capable and have a very strong understanding of our business. Between projects, they tailor regular news updates to provide updates that are specific to the nature of our business and are clearly always thinking of ways to add value. Always provide a first-rate service at all levels from partners to associates.'
- 'Jon Cox-Brown has a longstanding relationship with our business and in many ways feels like an extension of our internal legal team. Jon has a very strong understanding of our business and is both technically very capable and commercially very astute. He takes a pragmatic approach to our projects and is very approachable and available. '
- 'Jon Cox-Brown is so approachable and has become the main contact for all areas. Jon will step in to ensure consistent quality.'
- 'Jon Cox-Brown is an extremely approachable and engaged partner and you can tell he has a great relationship with his team. He always strikes the right balance between sound legal advice and commerciality.'
Key clients
- Ideagen
- Sygnature Discovery
- Albumedix
- IRIS Software
- ENSEK
- Capita
- Acacium
- Management team of Blis Global
Work highlights
- Advised on the acquisition of Peak Proteins by Sygnature Discovery.
- Advised Capita on the sale of technology business Secure Solutions and Services to NEC Software Solutions UK.
- Advised the management shareholders on the sale of Forest Holidays from Phoenix to Sykes Holiday Cottages.
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Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jon Cox-Brown