About

Provided by Ashfords LLP

We advise and negotiate on the legal aspects integral to successful corporate activities for businesses and their investors. We have expertise in traditional M&A and capital market listings, venture & growth capital and private equity investments through to demergers and reorganisations.

We also advise on corporate structures and governance and can provide company secretarial services.

Our clients span founder-led scale-ups through to larger more established corporate enterprises & PLCs. We work closely with the UK investor community powering innovation and growth as well as overseas investors looking to invest in the UK. We regularly work with businesses in the tech and digital transformation space as well as in the health & life sciences and energy & resources sectors.

Our approach is to work closely with our clients and as an extension of their team. This means we can get under the skin of the business and understand what is important. It means we can spot opportunities and anticipate risks; importantly advising on whether those risks are material and how to mitigate them.

We aim to be a robust and valued partner, committed to delivering your objectives. Our clients tell us we are easy to work with, pragmatic, responsive and commercial in our approach. Ultimately, that we are effective at getting the deal done or securing an investment on the best terms.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above - South West

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Ashfords houses a strong team offering expertise in M&A, MBOs and restructurings as part of a broad transactional practice. It boasts notable experience acting for national and international clients from the financial services, retail and technology sectors, among others. Specialist teams across the South West provide a full range of corporate services throughout the region. It frequently handles large-scale share transactions and significant venture capital work.

Work Highlights

  • Ashfords advised Craven Street Wealth on the acquisition of Punter Southall’s financial planning division.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Chris Dyson
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Chris Dyson
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Band 2
Chris Dyson is head of Ashfords' technology group. He often acts for investment funds on their acquisitions in the technology space.

I appreciated Chris's practical advice and commercial pragmatism. Chris ably combined the understanding of risk with a particularly commercial outlook.

Chris is excellent. He is hands-on, commercial and focuses on the things that matter in a deal.

Andrew Betteridge
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Andrew Betteridge
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Band 3
Andrew Betteridge deals with a range of complex M&A transactions and is known for his experience working with venture capital funds.
Jocelyn L Ormond
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Jocelyn L Ormond
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Band 3

Jocelyn Ormond specialises in transactions in the healthcare and life sciences industries. Among his areas of expertise is advising overseas private equity investors on investments and buyouts.

Jocelyn is well respected and a good lawyer.

Ranked Lawyers at
Ashfords LLP

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South West

Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above

Chris Dyson
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Chris Dyson
2
Band 2
Andrew Betteridge
3
Andrew Betteridge
3
Band 3
Jocelyn L Ormond
3
Jocelyn L Ormond
3
Band 3

Members

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Rory Suggett

Head of Department