Based out of Dudley and headed by the ‘courteous and supportive’ Colin Rodrigues, the Hawkins Hatton Corporate Lawyers Limited practice has extensive expertise across the manufacturing, healthcare and engineering sectors, demonstrating a specific focus on management buyouts and corporate reorganisations. Rodrigues is the firm’s founding partner, boasting a substantial national SME client base undertaking high value corporate transactions, ranging from M&A to share sales.

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  • ‘This firm is a breath of fresh air, when you have yourself no legal training you just need things explained in and simple terms, and that's exactly what these guys do.’

  • ‘Colin Rodrigues leads his team, and supports the transaction from start to finish, helping you navigate through the details.’

  • ‘Hawkins Hatton is a boutique corporate law firm. Their fees are transparent, fixed and extremely good value. Their service is first class and matters get addressed speedily with their principals involved in all stages of service.'

  • ‘I have worked on several matters with Colin Rodrigues. Colin is an excellent corporate lawyer, well knowledgeable in his field and he deals with matters diligently and with speed. I cannot recommend Colin enough.’

  • ‘The firm are experts in the sale and purchase of companies and the acquisition of commercial properties.'

  • ‘They are a very knowledgeable and experienced team in the corporate environment. We have dealt with them in many buy /sells and other corporate matters and they are our first choice as regards recommendations to our clients.'

  • ‘With regards to corporate matters, Colin Rodrigues stands out as the main person that we deal with. He is very knowledgeable, courteous and supportive as are his team.'

  • ‘Colin Rodrigues and his team are accessible, always readily available to provide advice and solutions.’

Key clients

  • Midland Oil Group Ltd
  • Batt Cables Limited
  • Boningale Limited
  • Abbey Wood Park Property Limited
  • Fox Whittle Management Limited
  • Commercial Motor Spares Limited
  • C & S Steel Limited
  • Conway Packing Services Limited
  • GB Tyres UK Limited
  • Monaco Insurance Services Limited

Work highlights

  • Acted on behalf of the shareholders of a private limited company specialising in electrical cabling in the sale of shares for £105m.
  • Acted in behalf of the shareholders of a private limited company specialising in electrical cabling in the sale of their shares for £30m where the transaction was complicated by the fact the shareholders were reinvesting funds in the business post completion.
  • Instructed to on behalf of the shareholders of a 70-year-old steel stockholding business in respect of the sale of shares for £17m.

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Colin Rodrigues