Led by Gríana O’Kelly, the corporate and commercial team at Lavelle Partners LLP specialises in advising start-ups and SMEs in the healthcare, technology, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors. Key areas of instruction include cross-border M&A, seed funding, and equity investment matters. Katie Oakes is singled out for her contributions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘With Lavelle, they fully understand your business from the ground up, which allows them to always provide the best expert advice.'

  • ‘The team are really easy to get along with and give clear and concise advice. These people are exceptional at knowing their clients' strengths and weaknesses and keeping everyone focused to get the deal closed out in a controlled manner.'

  • ‘They are nice people who I enjoy meeting, always able to get deals closed and get on well with the lawyers on the other side. Take an interest in getting things done and explain any issues clearly and simply together with the proposed solutions and timescales.'

  • 'Gríana O'Kelly is exceptional, with an eye for detail and laser focus on the end goal.'

Key clients

  • Autocal Limited
  • Brockley Group Limited
  • Deutz AG and Mazars Germany
  • Groupe Guilin PLC
  • Keyhouse Holdings Limited and its subsidiary Keyhouse Computing Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised the shareholders of the Brockley Group on its sale to Tennants Consolidated Ireland Limited.
  • Advised Deutz AG on its acquisition of Kirkwell Limited t/a South Coast Diesels.
  • Represented Keyhouse Holdings and its subsidiary Keyhouse Computing in its sale to Dye & Durham.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gríana O’Kelly

Other key lawyers

Katie Oakes