England - South West • Corporate and commercial
Ashfords LLP
Variously praised for its ‘professionalism and responsiveness’ as well as for its ’clear and commercial advice’, Ashfords LLP is well-versed in cross-border corporate and commercial work, particularly within the energy, consumer goods, healthcare, life sciences, and tech sectors. The team is headed up by corporate chair Rory Suggett, whose workload is concentrated in the tech and life sciences arenas. Chris Dyson, who chairs the firmwide technology offering, is regularly instructed by a diverse roster of investment funds, private equity houses, and fast-growth companies active in the sector. Bristol office head Jocelyn Ormond spearheads the firm’s healthcare and digital health practice; his recent engagements include a series of investment transactions and cross-border deals for clients operating in the health tech and cybersecurity arenas. Commercial partner Suzie Miles’ practice is concentrated in IT and fintech projects, where she acts for a number of well-known retailers, among others.
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Testimonials
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‘The key attributes are their professionalism and responsiveness. The latter inevitably is always important when legal questions can create delays to time sensitive issues.’
‘Always friendly and helpful. Rapid response to requests.'
‘Very responsive, experienced and knowledgeable. Clear and commercial advice.'
‘Rory Suggett is a top operator. A pleasure to work with and absolutely knows their stuff when it comes to early stage venture deals.’
‘Well-versed in commercial law, I've always received great service and advice.’
‘Brett Lambe is a great example of how solicitors should distill solutions and apply it to their clients' business. He knows the history of our company and I trust his advice implicitly.’
Key clients
- Malaby Holdings
- Noble Foods
- Volution Ventures
- Gaia Fertility Limited
- BGF
- Global Satellite Vu
- Vamstar
- Capficiency Private Equity
- AlphaPet Ventures
- Post Office
- Form3
- Ecosurety
- Holland and Barrett
- Applied Market Information
Work highlights
- Acted for AlphaPet Ventures GmbH on its private equity-backed acquisition of Arden Grange.
- Advised on the sale of Fluidly to Oaknorth.
- Advised Global Satellite Vu on a £15m investment round led by Seraphim Space Investment Trust, the world’s first listed space tech fund.
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Rory Suggett