England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Corporate and commercial

Freeths LLP

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Freeths LLP advises on private acquisitions and disposal matters, particularly in relation to owner-managed businesses with investment capital being injected. Beyond that, the team is also well-versed in handling M&A, MBO, MBI and ECM transactions, corporate restructuring and reorganisations, in addition to commercial matters. The leadership team consists of Dahren Naidoo, Andy Francey, and Jeremy Swift. Frank Suttie leads the commercial side of the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They really push the pace of deals without compromising on client direction and interaction, and without compromising on quality.’

  • ‘Andy Francey always provides balanced advice and different angles where needed, and is available but has a great team, who we've learned through experience, we can rely on. Andy empowers and supports his team such that they can give robust and pacey support to clients.’

  • ‘Andy Francey is our main contact. His commitment and dedication is second to none.’

Key clients

  • Skipworth, Ewan and Blannin
  • Definition Agency Limited
  • Schmid, Schmid and Redmoor Health
  • Paul and Claire Minikin
  • Henry Boot Developments Limited
  • Sound Training for Reading Limited
  • School Explained Limited
  • Educationalappstore Limited
  • Inploi Limited
  • Preformed Windings

Work highlights

  • Acted on behalf of some of the shareholders of Ecus Holdings Limited and Environmental Monitoring Solutions Limited to complete a corporate merger of the three companies, to be known as Cura Terrae, and facilitate a significant investment by Palatine Private Equity.
  • Acted for Definition Agency Limited in relation to the acquisition of both Brand Vista Limited and Schwa Consulting Ltd.
  • Advising Sound Training for Reading Limited on a range of matters, including trademarks, product licencing (based upon a software as a service approach for part of the product) and a reseller agreement.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dahren Naidoo, Andy Francey, Jeremy Swift, Frank Suttie