Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Helen is a Legal Director within HCR's Corporate Team. Helen heads up the BRICS team and is a qualified chartered company secretary.
England - West Midlands • Corporate and commercial
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Drawing high praise for its ‘brilliant people and fantastic service’ – particularly with regard to its ’exceptional’ partner service – Harrison Clark Rickerbys handles a wealth of high-value mandates, particularly in the manufacturing, healthcare, tech, retail, education, and energy sectors. The team is jointly chaired by corporate head Charlotte Thornton-Smith and commercial lead Robert Capper. Thornton-Smith is particularly noted for her expertise in health and social care sector transactions, while Capper, who specialises in advanced manufacturing, works with a diverse range of both SMEs and larger corporates, as well as professional partnerships and doctors’ practices. Head of health and social care Rebecca Leask, who splits her time between the firm’s offices in Worcester and Birmingham, is also experienced in retail sector transactions. Wye Valley office head Arpinder Dhillon is a key port of call for clients seeking assistance with corporate transactions, most recently in the IT and sanitation sectors. Clare Emery heads up the firm’s dental care-focused offering, while Helen Higginbotham is recommended for her due diligence acumen. Tom Bartley-Smith left the firm for an in-house role in December 2022. All named lawyers are based in Worcester unless stated otherwise.
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Testimonials
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‘Every single member of the team involved in the sale of our business was extremely professional, knowledgeable and proactive. And a great pleasure to work with.'
- 'I would HIGHLY recommend this law practice to anyone who requires outstanding service.’
‘I have worked with various law firms over some 30 years in business and without a shadow of doubt HCR have stood out in every respect.'
- 'Brilliant people and fantastic service.’
‘HCR are always prepared to go the extra mile to deliver a project on time and to budget. The most unique feature about HCR has to be the people. everyone in the organisation is highly motivated, experienced and has a robust understanding of our needs as a business. HCR has such a breadth of expertise to support in any situation. They are able to bring together the right team to support our needs. We have never found HCR to be wanting in any transaction.’
‘The team that we work with in HCR will always complete a transaction on time and will work whatever hours required to achieve this objective. They will always keep us informed of progress on a project and will support in difficult situations. Everyone I have worked with at HCR is professional, driven, competent, and experienced. I cannot say enough good things about Arpinder and the team.’
‘Partner engagement is exceptional.’
‘Pragmatic in approach.’
Key clients
- FluidOne Ltd
- HSL Compliance Ltd
- Liberty Flight Holdings Limited
- Dataflow Measurement Systems and Shareholders
- Chance Brilliant Limited
- Safran UK Limited
- Ethical Power Ltd
- Educational & Clinical Research & Innovation Group
- Morgan Motors
- Alt-Energi Limited
Work highlights
- Advising DV8 Technology Limited, and Axis Mining Technology Limited, on their sale to Project Grace Holdings Limited and Orica Investments Pty Ltd with a very large value.
- Advised the shareholders of Liberty Flight Holdings Limited on their sale to Supreme Imports Limited.
- Advised the Educational and Clinical Research and Innovation Group on a new commercial collaboration with Harper Adams University and the University of Keele.
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Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Arpinder is Head of the Wales & West Corporate Team, Head of the Wye Valley Office and a Corporate Partner at Harrison Clark Rickerbys. Arpinder has advised her clients for over 20 years on a wide variety of corporate matters. Arpinder acts for businesses of all shapes and sizes across a broad range of sectors and she focuses primarily on corporate transactional work, both in the UK and abroad. As well as acquisitions and disposals, Arpinder is experienced in corporate restructures and management buyouts. Alongside Arpinder's corporate role, she heads up HCR’s equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) team. EDI at HCR is about building on and nurturing HCR’s existing talent, and diversifying and widening our talent pool. Wye Valley office head, Arpinder Dhillon, maintains a strong focus on high-value transactions for clients spanning the worlds of IT infrastructure, legal compliance, manufacturing and financial services.
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Clare is a partner within the corporate department and heads up the Dental Team sitting within the Health and Social Care team at Harrison Clark Rickerbys. Clare has been working within the dental sector for over 15 years, and as one of only a small number of NASDAL accredited lawyers within the United Kingdom, she is nationally recognised for my expertise in advising dentists. Clare's primary focus is on assisting dentists to achieve their potential, whether through buying, selling or restructuring their practices. Clare's in-depth knowledge of the NHS and CQC frameworks within which practices operate allows her to provide specialist support to clients where issues arise with their regulators. Clare is often called upon to speak at dental conferences and seminars to share her knowledge of the dental sector.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Charlotte Thornton-Smith, Rebecca Leask, Arpinder Dhillon, Robert Capper