England - London • Corporate and commercial
Teacher Stern LLP
Praised by one client for possessing ‘a level of technical knowledge unrivalled by any other’, the corporate team at Teacher Stern LLP handles the full gamut of corporate transactions for a client base spanning from international corporates to entrepreneur-led companies. The practice is jointly headed up by David Ponsford and Kelly Whitfield, whose expertise includes limited liability partnership agreements. Other key figures include David Salisbury, who is particularly experienced in sports-based work, and Claire Rollo, who advises various SMEs across a range of sectors, spanning hospitality, real estate and security services.
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Testimonials
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‘David Ponsford is thoughtful, technically savvy and commercial.'
‘The team is big enough to cover the necessary areas, and it is small enough to run effectively and efficiently. It is important from the client's perspective to ensure, as much as possible, the consistency in terms of quality, responsiveness, commercial awareness and reliable delivery.’
‘David Ponsford definitely stands out. He is always very responsive, ensuring clients have his attention. More importantly, his commercial awareness and practical approach is definitely an asset for the client to success in a transaction. Undoubtedly very competent in the area he has been advising.’
‘The team is clearly very knowledgeable and dedicated to their clients. Their level of technical knowledge is unrivalled by any other. They go above and beyond to deliver the results the clients want. I know I can always depend on their profound expertise and professionalism.’
'I have worked with them for numerous years and they are always extremely efficient. They always exceed my expectations with their service. David Ponsford, David Irwin, David Phillips and Phil Berry are just a few names that I could mention.’
'The absolute key here is that you are hiring a team. However big or small a job/transaction is, there is always a team that is supporting you directly. They bring out the best-in-class expertise even if in the background, so one doesn't need to look elsewhere.’
‘They listen before they offer advice. David Ponsford and his team have always taken a very collaborative approach enabling us to play out various alternatives before taking a particular course of action in our transactions.'
‘Great availability, professional, and great service.’
Key clients
- Aurora Managed Services Group
- Baudoin & Lange
- Cardiff Road Estates
- Centennial Properties Limited
- Continent 8
- El Al Airlines
- Event Horizon
- Fidelity Group
- Football Writers Association
- Ganfeng Lithium
- Gastronomy Limited
- Genius Sports Group
- Metroline
- PMY Group
- Pozitive Energy
- Sports Invest UK
- Wildstone Estates Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for Ganfeng Lithium on the Companies Act squeeze out process in relation to Bacanora Lithium Plc (following its successful takeover by Ganfeng Lithium), and subsequently acting for Ganfeng Lithium on two further acquisitions.
- Acting for Pozitive Energy on its buy and build strategy, including the successful acquisition of First Business Water Limited.
- Acting for Aurora Managed Services Group on its buy and build strategy.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kelly Whitfield, David Ponsford