With expertise in public and private M&A, joint ventures, and shareholder arrangements, the corporate practice at Edwin Coe LLP continues to attract new clients from a range of industry sectors including real estate, hospitality, and TMT. Heading up the team is Russel Shear, who has deep experience leading on domestic and international M&A transactions. Daniel Bellau is noted for his aptitude in the real estate, leisure, and TMT sectors, while Alexandre Terrasse stands out for advising French companies and entrepreneurs on commercial transactions and investments in the UK.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team are readily available and supportive, exhibiting excellent technical knowledge and structuring solutions. They have fantastic partners who are a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘Sean Bannister and Jamal Saleh are both reliable, knowledgeable, courteous, dependable, and trustworthy.’

  • ‘A solid mid-size corporate practice.’

  • ‘Russel Shear is very responsive and practical.’

  • ‘Jamal Salah is an excellent lawyer. He gets things done fast and efficiently.’

  • ‘They are very responsive and flexible.’

  • ‘Extremely responsive and pragmatic.’

  • ‘Very capable, no nonsense approach. The team are pragmatic and commercial in assessing options in negotiations.’

Key clients

  • Nano Dimension Limited
  • VitalHub Corporation
  • Swaine Group Limited
  • The Winncare Group
  • The shareholders of Della AI Limited
  • Morris Care Limited
  • Shareholders of TSS Limited
  • Royal Road Minerals Limited
  • TCM Living Limited
  • AGM Relocation Limited
  • Options Greathire Limited
  • AD Global Sports LLP
  • Opus Restructuring LLP
  • Mazars LLP
  • FRP Trading Advisory Limited
  • FTS Consulting Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised FRP as joint administrators of Truphone Limited on the pre-packaged sale of the business and assets of Truphone to TP Global Operations Limited.
  • Advised Morris Care Limited on the sale of a portfolio of six care homes to Impact Healthcare REIT plc for £60m.
  • Advising VitalHub on its acquisition of BookWise Solutions Limited from its shareholders.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Russel Shear

Other key lawyers

Daniel Bellau, Alexandre Terrasse, David Kinch, Jamal Saleh