With a strong reputation among local owner-managed businesses and SMEs, as well as handling some work for larger multinational businesses, including Dawn Meats, Swansea-based firm Douglas-Jones Mercer continues to receive a considerable flow of transactional work, as well as ongoing corporate governance and commercial mandates. 'Incredibly intelligent and focused' team head Sheraz Akram has been instrumental in the firm's growth profile in recent years and regularly takes the lead on complex M&A transactions, as well as large-scale restructuring processes. Aaron Hayward has niche expertise advising on sales and acquisitions in the financial services sector.
Testimonials
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- 'It is a group of very talented individual solicitors who work collaboratively and cohesively to ensure that transaction move swiftly and pain free! ’
‘Sheraz Akram is incredibly intelligent and focused - a joy to work with. He doesn't mess around with esoteric legal issues and gets to the key commercial points right from the off.'
Key clients
- Burns Pet Food Group
- Unybrands Operations Ltd