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Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

Mills & Reeve LLP

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Mills & Reeve LLP handles a broad range of transactions across its core sectors of expertise, including technology and media, retail, waste management, food and agribusiness, healthcare, and insurance. Beyond that, the commercial team has demonstrable experience in the government and education sectors. Paul Johnson heads the corporate group, while Martin Priestley leads the commercial team.  Joanna Jowitt focuses on mid-market M&A and Alex Kenworthy advises international clients investing in the UK market. Vanessa Walton is also noted for her M&A experience, acting for both domestic and international clients.

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  • ‘The team is exceptional at being proactive in identifying issues and recommending pragmatic solutions.’

  • ‘In what can be a somewhat frenetic sector, Mills & Reeve provide a calm and considered approach. This gives confidence that all pros and cons have been weighed and measured and that the client's best interests will be served.’

  • ‘Alex Kenworthy combines not only an acute ability to assess the legal and corporate implications of any deal, but also an innate ability to bring together a team of like-minded individuals and teams from other disciplines and jurisdictions who all seamlessly contribute to the overall objective.’

  • ‘A brilliant team who understand what support you need and present information to you in a digestible way. The team is extremely responsive and if it's not their field, they make sure the right team is put in place to assist.’

  • ‘I've worked with Alex Kenworthy for a number of years now, he makes sure he understands your business and what you are trying to achieve, whilst taking into account the commercial needs of the business. Nothing is ever too much trouble for Alex and his team.’

  • ‘Reactivity, business and cost constraint oriented.’

  • ‘Alex Kenworthy is business-oriented, pragmatic and bilingual. He offers various legal solutions when appropriate.’

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Alex Kenworthy

Mills & Reeve LLP

Alex is a corporate solicitor specialising in advising a range of clients including public and private companies, large international groups, private equity houses and high net worth individuals. His work involves acquisitions and disposals, investments in companies and businesses, corporate governance, reorganisations and management buy outs and he has years of experience of working across a number of industry sectors including media and technology, food and beverages and healthcare. He also has several years of experience working in the area of private and public sector pensions.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Johnson, Martin Priestley

Other key lawyers

Joanna Jowitt, Alex Kenworthy, Vanessa Walton

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