England - South East • Corporate and commercial
Healys
In Brighton, the ‘solid and reliable��� team at Healys has recently advised on management buy outs, joint ventures, franchising work and sales of share capital. ’Very capable and experienced corporate commercial lawyer’ Karen Lord leads the team and has expertise in acting for owner managers in M&A transactions. Samantha Oakley has extensive experience, particularly in the media and technology spaces.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'A good diverse team that is capable of building good relationships.'
- 'Karen Lord is a very capable and experienced corporate commercial lawyer for small to medium-sized deals. Very calm and capable yet dogged and determined.'
- 'I have dealt with Karen Lord who looks after the mergers and acquisitions and corporate work for this firm. I've been most impressed by Karen's experience, knowledge and advice provided to the clients. Karen brings the necessary momentum to keep the process moving to a successful conclusion.'
- 'Karen Lord has the necessary experience and drive to successfully conclude transactions which are often complex and can demand great patience and perseverance.'
- 'Solid and reliable which is what you want in a law firm. We have enjoyed working with Samantha Oakley.'
- 'Dealing with Healys is an easy and hassle-free process. The team are quick to respond; highly knowledgeable; and quick to put you at ease during, what could otherwise be, a fairly stressful process.'
- 'Karen Lord is an individual who has the ability to immediately to make you aware she is on your side. Despite the various intricacies of the project; Karen was attentive; informed and able to lay out the many possible paths to take and the potential impact of each one.'
Key clients
- Aeropowder Limited
- Anything Is Possible Media Limited
- Pennies Day Nursery Limited
- Pigs Ears Beers Limited
- Oakley Commercial
- Bread Ahead Limited
Work highlights
- Acted on the sale of Outre Creative Limited and Outre Creative Inc. to global independent marketing and communications company, FINN Partners.
- Advising long-standing client, Bread Ahead Limited, on the expansion of its overseas operations with franchise partners.
- Advised management teams on two management buy outs, including the sale of 21:12 Communications.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Karen Lord