England - South East • Corporate and commercial
BDB Pitmans
John Hutchinson heads up the corporate department at BDB Pitmans which handles the full lifecycle of corporate transaction on behalf of a high-end client list, particularly those in the financial and retail sectors. Stephanie Perry specialises in corporate lending as well as acquisitions and disposals, particularly in the automotive sector. Partner Oliver Pilkington and associate Daniela Munro left to join Shoosmiths LLP.
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‘The team is highly commercial in their approach and work tirelessly to get the transaction completed. They are thorough and particularly focused on taking clear instructions and follow through on all the detail.'
‘Stephanie Perry is extremely attentive. She is detailed in her delivery and personable. She understands the objective and helps to navigate the transaction towards that objective.'
‘We feel confident using the services of BDB Pitmans. They offer great advice in a timely fashion that is good value for money.’
‘Philip Weaver has been our 'go-to' acquisition partner for many years. He is highly knowledgeable, commercial and remains calm when we need it most.'
‘The BDBP team is unique in how flexible they are, especially with newer clients. A domestic law firm referred me to them as we explored a UK transaction, and they very quickly understood what my firm cares about vs. is more flexible on, and it was a seamless process.'
‘The accountability and valuable perspective that BDBP provided were among the best I have seen. Always available when you need to talk to them, proactively finding ways to strike a better deal and progress the deal, and also great a facilitating a good working relationship with opposing counsel.’
‘The team were very obliging, and nothing was too much trouble. We had tight deadlines, which were met every time.’
‘The team have a unique mix of brilliant industry knowledge and capability to communicate in an easy-to-understand way.’
Key clients
- Elivia Homes
- Accolite Digital
- Westcoast Holdings Ltd
- Exploration and Production Services (Holdings) Ltd
- Waylands Automotive Limited
- Garden Trading Company Ltd
- Electric Guitar Plc
- Sondrel (Holdings) Plc
- Arden Investments Ltd
Work highlights
- Advised Elivia Homes on the acquisition and expansion by Octopus Investments, a leading investor in specialist UK real estate, which is part of Octopus Group.
- Advised private-equity backed, US headquartered technology services provider Accolite Digital (Accolite) on its acquisition (through a UK vehicle) of TeamTek Consulting (TeamTek), a UK-headquartered leading digital services provider in the banking and financial services sector.
- Advised Westcoast Holdings Ltd on its acquisition of KOMSA AG, a German distributor and service provider. The deal made the headlines in numerous tech-focused publications and is so large that it has been referred to the European Commission for competition clearance.
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John Hutchinson