England - West Midlands • Corporate and commercial

Irwin Mitchell

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Irwin Mitchell’s wide-ranging capabilities sees them working with a number of clients across the manufacturing, aerospace, software, tech, engineering, and retail sectors. Matt Smith is also recommended for the range of his corporate capabilities. Nick Dawson and Emma Callow left the firm in February 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Irwin Mitchell corporate team provides exceptional commercial support with our acquisitions. They are both competent and professional, but also easy to work with and provide focused advise. These qualities run across the team - both associates and partners - so we feel reassured whoever is acting on our transactions.’

Key clients

  • Motus Holdings (UK) Limited
  • Aerospares 2000 Holdings Limited
  • Shareholders of Clearvision (CM) 2005 Limited
  • Lee J McNeill and Liam Wiltshire as shareholders of Tebex Limited
  • Shareholders of Linea Research Holdings Limited
  • Phenna Group Holdings Limited
  • Knights Chemist Limited
  • Shareholders of Vernier Holdings Limited
  • Reconomy (UK) Limited
  • Gravity Fitness Limited
  • Expromet Technologies Group Limited
  • The KGJ Insurance Group Limited
  • Vision Global Growth Fund
  • Dains LLP
  • Black Swan Data Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised Motus Holdings (UK) Limited on the £190m purchase of the entire issued share capital of Motor Parts Direct (Holdings) Limited.
  • Advised Acorn Growth Companies and Aerospares 2000 Holdings Limited in respect of the acquisition of Sentry Holding, Inc.
  • Advised Phenna Group Holdings limited on four acquisitions in the last 12 months as part of Phenna Group’s strategic drive to build a global portfolio of independent testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) business that serve a variety of sectors.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Matt Smith

Irwin Mitchell

Matt is an Associate Solicitor in the corporate team in our Birmingham office. Matt specialises in all aspects of corporate law, including acquisitions and disposals, private equity and corporate governance and advisory. Matt’s clients range from individual private investors to owner-managed businesses and large corporates.

Other key lawyers

Matt Smith