England - London • Corporate and commercial
Squire Patton Boggs
A ‘pragmatic and commercial team with good strength in depth’, Squire Patton Boggs‘ sizeable national practice operates on a cross-office basis, advising on a range of mid-market acquisitions, sales, and investment deals – often with an international aspect. Practice head Paul Mann – who splits his time between the firm’s offices in Leeds and London – is regarded as ’a top quality operator‘ who handles a significant volume of PE deals. Ben Squires’ recent engagements include investment deals for clients involved in the financial services sector, while Mark Yeo‘s sector focus spans healthcare, media, and retail, among other industries. Other names to note include Charles Leeming, whose recent management-side representation includes multijurisdictional engineering deals, and Tim Stead, noted for his corporate finance acumen.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘An international firm with a strong presence in the regional market.’
‘Paul Mann is a highly commercial and skilled lawyer. Extensive technical skills but also very good at business development and creating deal flow.’
‘Pragmatic and commercial team, with good strength in depth. The firm is full service and the quality of support from specialists across the firm is also high.’
‘Julian Thatcher is commercial, pragmatic and very responsive.’
‘The Squires team is at the forefront of PE deals and have experience of both sides of the transaction. They are able to move quickly and deliver deals on some very tight timescales - as little as four weeks.’
‘Paul Mann is a top quality operator. Responsive and commercial, and gives good direction based on prior experience.'
‘Julian Thatcher was heavily involved throughout, and a real force driving toward getting the deal over the line. His advice was always balanced and pragmatic. It took him very little time to understand the nuances of the market, and since then has provided the firm with ongoing support on one other bolt-on deal, alongside numerous other matters.'
Key clients
- ECI Partners
- Growth Capital Partners
- NorthEdge Capital
- Business Growth Fund
- Inflexion Private Equity
- H2 Equity Partners
- Chiltern Capital
- Endless
- LDC
- Perwyn LLP
- TPA Capital
- FPE Capital
- HIG Capital
- Synova
- Inspirit
- Capital D
Work highlights
- Acted for ECI and management on the sale of Clear Group to Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
- Acted for HIG on its investment in CPS Building Services Limited.
- Acted for Cavotec SA on its carve-out and divestment of its global airports business to Fernweh Group LLC.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Mann