Martyn Tennant
Swinburne Maddison LLPSwinburne Maddison LLP’s team routinely advises shareholders of companies on equity investments. The practice, based in Durham, is led by experienced corporate restructuring practitioner Martyn Tennant and supported by legal director Mike Ward, who is a specialist in corporate and commercial-related software development and IP assignments. Transactional specialist for private equity clients Alex Wilby is noted for giving ‘fantastic’ ’due diligence reports’, while Craig Malarkey routinely advises SME clients across a range of sectors on share and asset sales and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and management buy-outs. Recent promotions to associate level, Sophie Ayre and Eleanor Bradshaw, are key supporting members of the team.
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Testimonials
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‘Craig Malarkey was our main point of contact and was very approachable and professional in his manner and service.'
‘The practice has a young and dynamic team who provide a proactive, value for money and high-quality service to their clients. They are always willing to discuss the wider implications of cases and bring in other specialists from their team as appropriate.’
‘Martyn Tennant is well known and respected in the area. He has a strong technical knowledge but blends that with a commercial awareness to give great advice to clients that fits their circumstances.’
- 'I would view the firm as one of the leading independent firms in the North.’
- ‘Alex Wilby has contributed significantly to Durham City Incubator and Business Durham activities. He is a valued partner of the programme and has provided additional support to Business Durham events. I must also mention Sophie Ayre.'
‘Swinburne Maddison LLP is all you should expect from a quality law practice. They offer a full range of services, they provide clear billing information, their administration is slick and they employ accessible, quality people. Although our business is near York, we still use this Durham based firm.’
‘We have worked with Mike Ward for many years. He has developed an intimate understanding of our business needs. He knows and works well with all the individuals that need to interact with him. He provides all corporate services from operational legal advice to company restructuring.'
‘The corporate team are fantastic, they have completed several deals for me and I wouldn't go anywhere else.'
Key clients
- Durham Cathedral
- The Esh Group
- Atom Bank plc
- Hargreaves Services plc
- Sirius Engineering Limited
- Beyond Housing Limited
- Handelsbanken plc
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- Drywall Solutions UK
- Hadrian Technology Limited
- St John’s College, Durham
- Teescraft Engineering Limited
- Maven Capital Partners
- Ocucon Limited
- Singletrack Systems Limited
- Orange Genie Group Limited
- Howarth Litchfield Partnership Limited
- Elddis Transport Limited
- Land Technologies Ltd
- Co. Durham Land LLP
- The Auckland Project
- Deepstar Subsea Limited
- Metatech Limited
- Silent Games Ltd
- Seriös Group Limited
- Peridot Partners Limited
- Pantheon Macroeconomic Ltd
- Savannah Group Limited
- Amberstone Security Group Limited
- MTrec Limited
- Mechplant Limited
- Education World Limited
- The Gibside Hotel Limited
- The Beamish Park Hotel Limited
- Sphera Limited
- Opencast Software Europe Limited
- Argenbright Group LLC
- Lyceum Capital Property Partners Ltd
- National Print Solutions Group Limited
- Atkinson Print Limited nt and infrastructure)
- Countrywide Property Group Holdings Limited
- Mercia Asset Management PLC
- P&S Medical Professionals Limited
Work highlights
- Advising the shareholders of Amberstone Security Group Limited in connection with the investment made by Argenbright Holdings LLC and the subsequent acquisition by Amberstone of the entire issued share capital of The Protector Group Limited.
- Advising the shareholders of Singletrack Systems Limited in connection with the investment made by US tech private equity fund AKKR.
- Advising Maven Capital Partners UK LLP on its investment into Pragmatic Semiconductor Limited as part of a $125m fundraise with other co-investors.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Alex Wilby
Swinburne Maddison LLPNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Craig Malarkey
Swinburne Maddison LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Martyn Tennant