England - North West • Corporate and commercial
KPMG Law
KPMG Law is home to a diverse corporate practice handling high-stakes M&A, business reorganisations and tax advisory work. The firm’s client base includes a mix of multinational PLCs, private companies and businesses founded in the north west. Paul Kelly works on cross-border M&A and structuring projects for entrepreneurs and multinational companies. He co-leads the team with Edward Bartlett who focuses on corporate reorganisations and structuring projects.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'KPMG are never less than outstanding and were the obvious choice for us on a large scale cross border transaction. They are commercially minded, have the ability to call upon specialist experts whenever needed and help the transaction run smoothly.'
- 'Paul Kelly is a superb operator, brilliant at leading large, complex transactions.'
- 'Ed Bartlett - as well as being a thoroughly nice guy, Ed makes the effort to acquire a deep understanding of his clients' business and operating environment as well as the motivations and worldview of his clients. This, combined with his undoubted legal expertise, commercial acumen and ability to negotiate makes Ed a hugely valuable and trusted advisor.'
- 'Sarah Flinn - super helpful and pragmatic, very strong attention to detail and not afraid to positively challenge.'
- 'David Fitzmaurice works hard to bring about results for us a client and that shines through versus competitors.'
- 'Sarah Flinn - great specialist knowledge and experience with US deals.'
- 'Madeleine Silverman - tenacious, accessible, thorough and very good to work with.'
- 'Maddie Silverman - extremely diligent, knowledgeable and hard working, Maddie is an essential member of the team.'
Key clients
- Bidcorp UK
- Hewlett Packard International
- INEOS Limited
- NG Bailey
- Tribepad Group Limited
- Sykes Seafood
Work highlights
- Acted for Sykes Seafood on the acquisition of the business and assets of Big Prawn Co Limited through an emergency pre-pack administration deal from the distressed seller.
- Advised HP International on the complex global post-acquisition integration and reorganisation of the Polycom videoconferencing business, following its US$3.3billion acquisition by HP UK.
- Advised NG Bailey on its acquisition of Kershaws Mechanical Services.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Kelly, Edward Bartlett