Healys has broad sector experience acting for care home operators, childcare providers, film and TV producers and manufacturers. The firm’s corporate focus lies in investment, ESOPs, buy outs, joint ventures, and share incentive schemes. Commercial work includes contracts, franchising agreements, sale of goods and services agreements as well production agreements. The practice is split across London and Brighton and is led by Karen Lord. Tim Sadka recently joined the firm from Rix & Kay Solicitors LLP.
Testimonials
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‘Transparent - keeping us as clients informed at all stages. Ability to provide a whole team of experts to cope with the various and diverse sectors of our particular sale.’
‘Available and kind - a real sense of empathy guiding us through sometimes traumatic and exposing issues. Ability to explain often complicated legal jargon. Karen Lord was so incredibly kind and showed a level of patience which was really quite remarkable. She was also outstanding in holding her own against our purchasers somewhat larger corporate legal team.’
‘First experience of the firm. Good understanding of my business and pragmatic in approach. Worked in a timely fashion against a tight deadline.’
‘Tim Sadka was the senior partner for the firm. I have worked with Tim for over 30 years when he has been at different firms and I have always found him to be very professional with a good eye for detail. Tim has an understanding of business and therefore understands the nuances in a complex deal. He is a strong communicator and keeps his clients up to speed on everything they need to know in a timely fashion.’
‘The Healys Corporate and Commercial team provide a first-class service, with experienced, knowledgeable staff offering realistic and pragmatic solutions. There is prompt delivery across the board and the firm continue to remain up-to-date with technological developments in order to simplify processes and create ease-of-use systems. ’
‘Tim Sadka is a highly experienced lawyer, who continues to offer the highest standard of advice and guidance on corporate and commercial matters. Tim provides creative solutions to often complex problems, whilst at the same time making clear any risks associated with a particular course of action. Tim's style is robust, pragmatic and highly focused; a real asset to any transaction team.’
‘Karen Lord and her team were amazing and guided us safely through the sale of our business. Karen quickly understood our business and helped us negotiate the right price and terms of the sale. Also, the whole team are lovely.’
‘Great legal contract knowledge along with strategic and tactical commercial advice associated with the transactions. They assessed and helped frame my attitude to various risks involved in the sale to agree red lines and items where ground could be given. They were highly skilled negotiators and it was extremely reassuring to have them on my side.’
Key clients
- Aeropowder Limited
- Anything is Possible
- Pennies Day Nursery
- Assurity Group
- Shareholders of P J Steel Construction
Work highlights
- Advised the shareholders of Assurity Consulting Limited and Assurity Consulting Holdings Limited on the sale of their shares to Celnor Group.
- Advising an Indian Stock Exchange listed company on its strategic investment into the UK specialist engineering market through the acquisition of the shares in a UK engineering company.
- Advising the shareholders of PJ Steel Construction Limited (trading as Stadium Solutions) on the sale of their shares to Arena Event Services Group Limited, part of the Arena Group.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Karen Lord