Mills & Reeve LLP, praised for its ‘strong understanding of the competition sphere in the UK, Europe and beyond’, offers a broad range of advisory services encompassing M&A work, including phase 1 and in-depth phase 2 merger inquiries, joint ventures, and abuse of dominance mandates. In Leeds, practice chair Kate Newman is lauded for her ’strong and effective strategic advice’.
Testimonials
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‘Clear and commercial advice. They get straight to the point and answer the question upfront whilst also setting out the technical legal analysis. ’
‘Kate Newman has exceptional experience. She is a dedicated EU/Competition lawyer who provides strong specialist expertise. Clear advice, intelligible to business clients.’
‘We moved to Mills & Reeve with Nicola Holmes who has been our antitrust adviser for some good few years now. She's approachable, helpful, clear and concise and understands the sector in which we work very well.’
‘Strong understanding of competition sphere in the UK, Europe and beyond. Ability to determine appropriate filings and make recommendations on how to increase probability of success.’
‘Kate Newman was comprehensive, thorough, but also able to respond to our needs and desired approach. Engaged with regulators in an effective manner, and developed and implemented successful strategies. Very strong and effective strategic advice from both Kate Newman and Simon Elsegood, both in the UK and multiple other jurisdictions. Also very cost effective for competition law matters.’
‘The small but superb band of competition lawyers at Mills & Reeve provide top notch advice.’
‘Kate Newman boasts impressive credentials and expertise.’
Key clients
- Helly Hansen
- Mitsubishi Electric Europe
- Tyman plc
- Richardson International Limited
- Illumina
- ODEON Cinema Group
- F-star Therapeutics
- HELM AG
- Sodexo SA
- Greene King
- Boohoo Group plc
Work highlights
- Advising Richardson International Limited on all the competition aspects of its acquisition of Anglian Malt Holdings; a transaction which saw Richardson entering the malting sector.
- Advising Helly Hansen on all aspects of the brand’s commercial strategy and distribution arrangements, nationally and internationally.
- Advising HELM AG on the acquisition of its remaining stake in LevertonHELM.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kate Newman