With John Heaton heading the business services side, and Richard Griffiths leading the West Midlands’ corporate offering, the Higgs LLP team is labelled as being ‘prolific at winning’, frequently advising shareholders, owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs in high-value transactions. The Brierly Hill-based outfit has extensive expertise in representing clients within the healthcare, industrial engineering and manufacturing industries, with Griffiths being an expert in the corporate finance market, whilst Heaton specialises in domestic and cross-border M&A. Nick Taylor is knowledgeable in corporate transactions, Geoff Kettle primarily focuses on acquisitions and disposals and Joel Nixon concentrates on reorganisations and joint ventures since joining the team as partner in December 2023. Jamie Partington and Katie Willems stand out for their commercial and venture capital insights.
Testimonials
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‘The personality of the team and the approach they have with clients alongside their technical competence really stands the firm out from the rest. They are prolific at winning, work and have a very balanced team that has a great strength in depth.’
‘Richard Griffiths, Joel Nixon and John Heaton all have a great balance of ensuring the work is high quality, done in a timely manner while ensuring a personable approach to the transaction is maintained at all times. The quality of the team and the depth ensures all work is of a high standard while the partners continue to front the transactions.’
Key clients
- The Old Station Nursery Limited
- Grid Edge
Work highlights
- Advised Mercia Ventures (including its Midlands Engine, EIS and Northern Powerhouse) funds on numerous venture capital investment deals during 2023.
- Act for The Old Station Nursery Limited (OSN) as its sole legal advisor in the UK on its ambitious acquisition programme, completing four acquisitions for OSN over the course of the last 12 months, which added 18 nurseries to their portfolio.