England - North West • Corporate and commercial
Harrison Drury & Co
The corporate and commercial practice at Harrison Drury & Co is experienced across a number of sectors, including professional services, manufacturing, hospitality, retail, and not-for-profit. The team’s services include M&A, shareholder agreements, corporate governance matters and management buy-outs. Mark Traynor recently joined as North West corporate head from TLT; he handles both M&A and private equity deals. David Edwards is head of regulatory and compliance team; he works alongside Nick Booth, a seasoned commercial litigator, and Lancaster corporate head Jack Stephenson, whose client base includes software companies, manufacturers, petrochemical companies and sports clubs. The firm also recently opened a Manchester office led by Richard Life, who joined from TLT in December 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Jack Stephenson takes a pragmatic and sensible approach to the way he works on a transaction, which ultimately saves the client time and money at the same time as protecting the client's best interest. I trust Jack to look after any client of mine and actively encourage them to use Jack's services.’
‘Great team.’
‘Very approachable.’
‘The team are super efficient, I deal with solicitors every day and Harrison Drury go above and beyond, leaving nothing to chance. I have no reservations in recommending them. Clients to whom I have introduced the firm have since gone on to use them on a permanent basis.’
‘The corporate and commercial services team at Harrison Drury provide an excellent, down to earth and easily accessible service which is rare to find. They provide good common sense commercial advice at frankly a fraction of the cost of their competitors.’
‘Jack Stephenson has a very approachable and calm manner and is able to easily guide businesses through difficult commercial documents and provide good pragmatic advice.’
‘Their transparency, responsiveness and legal knowledge sets them apart.’
‘The team are extremely responsive, you get to know the whole team so if someone is away you know there will be another friendly face that can assist. They are able to explain matters to clients in a really user-friendly manner, avoiding legal jargon.’
Key clients
- Rawcliffe Hall Caravan Park
- Walker Fire
- Edward Best and Paul Council
Work highlights
- Acted for Rawcliffe Hall Caravan Park on the sale of the business and assets, including transfer of all the property and employees.
- Advised a local SME on a share purchase of a portable toilet company.
- Advised Walker Fire on the acquisition of shares in Southern Fire Protection Ltd and the acquisition of shares in Detector Alarms Ltd.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Traynor, Nick Booth, Jack Stephenson, David Edwards