Leveraging the firm’s national and international network of offices, the corporate team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP has a particularly strong track record advising on cross-border M&A and investments, regularly acting for clients in the retail and leisure, technology, and energy sectors. Ben Butler heads the team and advises leading regional players on significant transactions, working alongside Simon Watts, who specialises in corporate transactional and advisory work. Stacey Hall is recommended for private equity investments and business disposals. Other key names are venture and growth capital expert Oliver Rickett and private equity specialist David Ridley. The core team also includes seasoned corporate finance expert Robert Phillips, and Iain Pritty, who handles instructions concerning the establishment of corporate joint ventures.
Key clients
- Tradechoice Distribution Limited
- Management team of EnAppSys Ltd
Work highlights
- Advised Tradechoice Distribution Limited, a Carpetright group company, on its latest expansion with the acquisition of T&R Floor Covering Distribution, a Nottingham-based flooring business.
- Advised the shareholders of Enappsys Ltd, an energy focused data and analytics provider headquartered in Stockton, on the disposal of Enappsys Ltd to, and their re-investment and continued involvement in the buyer's ultimate parent Montel AS, a Norwegian entity backed by The Riverside Group, a global private equity investor.