England - South East • Corporate and commercial
Freeths LLP houses a team of ‘very experienced’ practitioners who regularly advise SMEs and large companies in the automotive, drinks, and leisure sectors on private equity transactions and refinancings. Jonathan Hambleton heads up the practice with his longstanding expertise in corporate restructurings and MBOs in the hospitality sector. Gary Smith is a private company sales specialist, and director Natalie Drought provides an ‘excellent service’ when advising restaurant chains and hotels on both solvent and insolvent M&A matters. Director James Cowell exhibits ‘exceptional dedication and drive’ when handling transactions in the healthcare and pharmacy sectors.
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‘The breadth of service has always stood out for us. As a legal team they always have someone that can solve almost every legal problem as a business you might face.’
‘Natalie Drought at Freeths provides us with an excellent service and understands our client needs. We have always dealt with her and have never had anything other than fantastic service.’
‘The team are practical, pragmatic and commercial.’
‘Very experienced lawyers. Strong client care and service.’
‘James Cowell shows exceptional dedication and drive to get issues resolved and deals complete. Jonathan is a very experienced practitioner, able to drive deals in the right way.’
‘Experienced team and good operators with well-integrated offering across corporate, commercial, property and employment. Responsive and pragmatic on a transaction aiming to apply a commercial lens to their legal advice.’
‘James Cowell, commercially-minded lawyer who is able to focus on pertinent points and drive a transaction forwards.’
‘Sensible, practical, commercial and well-balanced advice.’
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Jonathan heads Freeths’ corporate team in Milton Keynes where he has gained a reputation for his commercial and client focused approach to transactions. His expertise covers M&As, MBOs, joint ventures and corporate restructuring as well as banking and finance. His team has handled some highly complex and substantial deals, providing expert input on funding and structuring of transactions.
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Jonathan Hambleton