England - South East • Corporate and commercial
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Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

Debenhams Ottaway

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Andrew Yates leads the St Albans-based team at Debenhams Ottaway, which assists clients with the full scope of M&A issues regarding private company assets and shares, often advising on share schemes, and both secured and unsecured finance matters. Yates has ‘excellent knowledge’ of issues concerning share rights and corporate structures. Praised for his ‘professionalism, expertise, and attention to detail’, James Brawn focuses on healthcare M&A, often advising on care home business acquisitions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘James Brawn is always giving decent, honest and straightforward and well thought out advice. James's understanding of our client's needs and goals has been invaluable in helping us navigate complex legal issues and make informed decisions. His willingness to go above and beyond is truly exceptional.'

  • ‘James Brawn and Andrew Yates are sensible and pragmatic lawyers who are also clearly very good at what they do. They have an eye for the detail and technical aspects of the work, while also working hard to ensure that transactions are completed smoothly and efficiently for all involved.’

  • ‘JamesBrawn, Andrew Yates and the team approach matters in a collaborative and pragmatic manner so help all involved achieve their aims. It is always a pleasure dealing with them.’

  • 'Strong team culture, with lawyers who are committed to their work and their clients. This leads to a more collaborative and supportive environment for clients. In-depth knowledge of law covering a wide range of specialist areas.'

  • ‘James Brawn and his team provide excellent legal services. I am consistently impressed with James' professionalism, expertise, and attention to detail.'

  • ‘Debenhams Ottaway provide a full service. The partners are always efficient and knowledgeable, and have gone out of their way to help us. I can highly recommend them.’

  • ‘Andrew Yates has excellent knowledge of his field, particularly corporate structures. James Brawn has wide ranging knowledge, is efficient, and always very helpful.’

Key clients

  • Veruth Holdings Limited
  • Europa Components & Equipment PLC
  • Luxottica North Europe Limited
  • Benchmark Fabrications Limited
  • Jeeves Holdings Limited

Lawyers

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Andrew Yates
Debenhams Ottaway
Andrew is a partner and the head of the corporate and commercial team. Andrew specialises in corporate and business matters working with clients across multiple sectors including pharmacy, charity, banking and private wealth. Andrew regularly works with investors, companies, LLPs and partnerships, from family run businesses and start-ups to a broad spectrum of private limited companies and unquoted public companies. Andrew has considerable experience dealing with acquisitions, disposals, investment/shareholders’ agreements, share schemes, bespoke articles of association (with different classes of shares, drag & tag, good & bad leaver provisions, growth shares), loan notes, commercial agreements (including supply, distribution and e-commerce), corporate governance and share buy-backs.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Yates

Other key lawyers

James Brawn

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