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Freeths LLP

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Freeths LLP has an established reputation amongst Sheffield’s manufacturing and engineering businesses, as well as a growing practice advising technology clients. Peter Crawford heads the corporate team and has experience handling company acquisitions and disposals, fundraising, and joint venture matters. Meanwhile Roger Gough, who recently joined from DLA Piper, leads the commercial practice and has particular expertise in trading and supply agreements, and warehousing and transport contracts. Recently promoted partner Lisa Wallis is another key contact in the group.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Peter Crawford brings the main issues to the fore and has a great commercial outlook.’

Key clients

  • Additive Manufacturing Technologies
  • ATI Global group
  • Braintrain2020
  • Careport Group
  • Plus X
  • Powerstar
  • SynGenSys
  • UniHomes and Bills
  • TES Global Limited
  • Ibstock Brick
  • Highbourne Group-City Plumbing
  • Audio Technica
  • Maher

Work highlights

  • Advised The Floow and its former shareholders on their exit to NASDAQ listed Otonomo Technologies.
  • Advised the shareholders of the NAPIT Group on their exit to Phenna.
  • Advised the shareholders of WINCRO Holdings on their exit to an MBO team.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Next Generation Partners

Lisa Wallis

Freeths LLP

Lisa works in Freeths’ Sheffield corporate team and advises on a range of corporate and commercial law. Her expertise includes share sales, asset sales, MBIs, MBOs, company restructuring, loan and investment arrangements, joint ventures, partnership arrangements and a range of commercial agreements including distribution agreements, supply of goods and services agreements and service level agreements.Lisa deals with a range of clients in various sectors, including manufacturing, engineering and technology, from local SMEs to larger corporate and national clients.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Peter Crawford, Roger Gough

Other key lawyers

Lisa Wallis