England - South East • Corporate and commercial
Moore Barlow
With the 2020 merger between Moore Blatch and Barlow Robbins fully finalised, the strengthened Moore Barlow group is well placed to offer bespoke advice on the whole spectrum of corporate work, particularly acquisitions and disposals. Guildford-based John Warchus is the practice head of the commercial team, while Jeremy Over leads the corporate department from Southampton, bringing extensive expertise in IT and technology-related transactions to the group. Roger Bailey has over 30 years’ experience supporting clients with M&A deals; David Bright is an expert in the telecoms field, and Dorothy Agnew handles complex commercial agreements. Thomas Clark focuses on long-term incentive plans, while Kirsty Leary, who was promoted to partner in May 2022, is knowledgeable on corporate reorganisations.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘A high-quality firm with a relatively young and highly driven team of partners. Significant experience in the South of England and provide sensible good value advice to businesses.’
‘Kirsty Leary - an experienced and approachable practitioner who has provided clear and concise guidance to clients. Jeremy Over - an experienced practitioner who has worked on a number of flagship company sales in the technology sector.’
‘The Moore Barlow corporate team fulfils the classic criteria: small enough to care, big enough to cope. Partners are visible and add tangible value even on smaller transactions, and the team combines commercial acumen with a firm technical grasp.’
‘Roger Bailey leads transactions with a quiet but highly effective competence, both hands-on and accessible around the clock.’
‘They have been extremely helpful, supportive and quick to respond to all enquiries.’
‘We work closely with Thomas Clark and his team. We receive excellent service from everyone and they listen carefully to any concerns or specific matters that need to be addressed.’
- 'The quality of service remains high, the work gets done without delay and, critically, the vendors don't see any delay or breaks within the process.'
‘David Bright is a great, down-to-earth guy. No ego and not out to 'win' on our behalf. His calm, assured skill and experience mean we seldom experience deadlock or 'toys-out-of-the-pram' moments with the other side, something I have experienced with other lawyers in the past.'
Key clients
- Southern Communications Limited
- FR Consultants Ltd
- New Path Fire and Security Ltd
- 4Com Group Limited
- Bytes Technology Plc
- Netpay Limited
- PHL Group Limited
- GMK Limited
- Hall & Woodhouse Limited
- Serocor Group
Work highlights
- Advised the shareholders of CellPath Holdings on the sale of the whole of the issued share capital of the company to StatLab Medical Products Holdings UK.
- Assisted with strategic acquisition for the Southern Communications group, which involved advising on a complex consideration structure.
- Advised the sellers on the sale of cybersecurity company Security to private equity-backed Acora Group.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeremy Over, John Warchus