Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above - East Anglia
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Ashtons Legal offers personal service and deep experience in the areas I use them for.
Ashtons is pragmatic and offers an efficient and rapid response in the M&A context.
Ashtons Legal has excellent ongoing relationship management and the ability to make complex advice clear and simple, taking the time to both discuss and write up the information.
We are extremely confident in the Ashtons team's understanding of complex and sophisticated matters.
Work Highlights
Ashtons Legal advised the shareholders of Majestic Garden Services on the sale of their shares to private equity-backed environmental services consolidator Servtron.
Notable practitioners
Geoff Hazlewood leads the corporate and commercial teams in Ashtons Legal's Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds offices. He has a strong practice handling corporate transactions. He advises on a wide range of deals, including matters relating to care homes and financial services companies.
Mark Watson is a well-regarded senior associate at Ashtons Legal in the corporate sector. He has expertise in complex transactions and mergers. He also has particular experience of shareholder issues.
Mark is excellent at both client service and commercial acumen. He provides valuable, clear and informed advice.
Mark is always helpful and clear.