CMS‘ far-reaching corporate practice is active across work such as strategic cross-border transactions, procurement and strategic investments. ’Standout‘ lawyer Ben Hendry is the key contact in Sheffield and is active across areas such as chemicals, hospitality and real estate. In the same office, the ’invaluable’ Gareth Saynor is versed in the intricacies of series funding mandates and is a key driver behind the unit’s strength in M&A. Leisure, retail and energy are all sectors in which Luke Chapman is active. Caroline Walker’s practice extends to private equity and venture capital investments.
Testimonials
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‘The personal service from the top down, all the knowledge that they have installs confidence in their total service.’
‘Gareth Saynor is the reason I use CMS and the relationship he has built with me over 15 years means he is an invaluable part of my support structure as a business owner. Ben Hendry is also a standout for his knowledge and personality in calming serious matters.’
Key clients
- NG Bailey
- Civitas Social Investment Managers
- GRI Group
- Bank of London and the Middle East (BLME)
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
- Select Property and Vita Groups
- City Taxis
- NPIF
- CCL Stressing Systems
- Feld Entertainment
- Brenntag
- Hendy Group
- Hard Rock Cafe
- Welltower Inc.
- Air Liquide
- Blue Coast Capital
- NewRiver REIT plc
- Oryx Real Estate Partners
- Cerberus European Investments
- XLMedia PLC
- Envivo Group Limited
- Arrow Capital Partners
- Big Motoring World
- New Balance
- Northern Gritstone
- Blue Octopus
- Brave Bison
Work highlights
- Advising Brenntag on its acquisition of the Solventis group of companies (a £350m turnover global supplier of chemicals with multiple sites in the UK and Belgium).
- Acting on the £300m sale of three student residence sites which are located in Warwick, Bruce Street, Belfast and Iona Street, Edinburgh.
- Advising on the sale of the entire issued share capital of Wilson Field Group Limited (a long-standing Sheffield based insolvency practitioner business) to FRP Advisory Trading Limited for £4.8m.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ben Hendry