England - South West • Corporate and commercial
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
The corporate practice at Harrison Clark Rickerbys has wide-ranging expertise, with the team regularly advising on management buyouts, joint ventures, and private equity deals. Clients hail from sectors spanning the healthcare, technology, education, and retail industries, where the group is also able to leverage its expertise across IP and IT matters. Tim Ward, who is particularly experienced in succession planning work, leads the practice together with IT and outsourcing expert Steve Thomas. ‘Strong negotiator and easy communicator’ Rachael Reeves is a go-to contact for venture capitalists, SMEs, and startups.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The practice is local but has regional and national reach.'
‘Tim Ward and his team are professional while still friendly and accommodating to clients needs.’
‘The culture of the firm feels like it runs through each of the team members. While being very competent and experienced lawyers, they are great at 'customer service'; readily available and able to 'translate' legal issues into easy to understand lay language.’
‘Rachael Reeves is our principal partner contact. Rachael is confident and knowledgeable; a strong negotiator and easy communicator.’
Key clients
- Azets Holdings
- Gloucestershire College
- Safran Landing Systems
- Spirax Sarco
- University of Gloucestershire
- Digital theatre group limited
- Ethos capital
- Miro forestry
- LRG Online Ltd (t/a secret sales)
- The commercial group limited
- Amcomri Limited
- Mitsubishi Motors (The Colt Car Company Limited)
- Off-Piste Wines Limited
- 24-7 Motorsport Limited
- Horizon Capital LLP
Work highlights
- Advised the shareholders of transport systems expert Graffica Limited in respect of the sale to Spanish technology solutions business, Sopra Steria.
- Advised Ethos on its acquisition of Partnering Health Limited and its subsidiary groups, which operate a wide range of integrated urgent care and wait list management services
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tim Ward, Steve Thomas