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Burges Salmon LLP

Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above

UK Guide 2026 : South West


Burges Salmon LLP

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Our Corporate and M&A team combines a proven track record for legal and transactional corporate law expertise with industry insights across multiple sectors.

We deliver highly commercial tailored solutions to a broad range of clients, from multinational corporations and financial institutions to early-stage businesses, partnerships, co-operative societies, and high-net-worth individuals.

With extensive experience in complex private M&A and public takeovers, reorganisations and demergers, private equity transactions, and equity capital markets, our corporate lawyers provide expert guidance in the UK and internationally.

We work closely with our clients, leveraging expertise from colleagues across the firm including on merger control/NSIA, tax, employment and incentives matters to offer pragmatic, comprehensive and coordinated advice. For cross-border matters, we collaborate with international partners through our Preferred Firm Network, ensuring the best possible outcomes for your business.

Our team provides comprehensive support and guidance throughout every stage of your business’s growth and development.

• M&A

• Private equity and venture capital

• Equity capital markets

• Corporate governance and company law

• Joint ventures

• Reorganisations and demergers

• Strategic advice on restructuring, insolvency and distressed situations

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Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above - South West

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Burges Salmon continues to garner outstanding market recognition for representing large national and international clients in complex transactional matters. It has a deep bench of lawyers with sector expertise in a wide range of industries, including food and beverages, healthcare and leisure, alongside strength in the energy field. The team continues to develop its involvement in transactions surrounding the education and training sector, as well as the transport sector.

Work Highlights

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  • Burges Salmon advised Fasadgruppen on its first acquisition in the UK, which sees the company acquire Clear Line Holdings Ltd, for a total consideration of £119.9 million.

Strengths

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  • The team is super attentive, really solution-driven, super speedy and responsive, very keen to help.

    Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
  • The team was very responsive and reliably covered all legal matters in a professional manner. Complex deal negotiations were handled expeditiously.

    Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
  • The team has great communication, capability, recall of detail, engagement and empathy.

    Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
  • They were exceptional communicators on all levels during the process.

    Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Camilla Usher-Clark
    Band 2Camilla Usher-Clark

    Camilla Usher-Clark

    Camilla Usher-Clark deals with a broad array of corporate and M&A transactions and is noted for her specialism in the energy sector.
    • Camilla is a very smart and skilled lawyer.

      Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
  • Band 2Mark Shepherd
    Band 2Mark Shepherd

    Mark Shepherd

    Mark Shepherd acts for several financial institutions as well as public and private companies on both domestic and cross-border transactions. He has experience advising on management buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic investments.

    • Incredibly smart. We worked on a very complex transaction and Mark was always able to really quickly get to the heart of the issue and work out how to solve the problem. Really lovely to deal with.

      Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
  • Band 2Richard Spink
    Band 2Richard Spink

    Richard Spink

    Richard Spink is head of the wider corporate and financial institutions practice group for the firm. He handles a wide range of corporate transactions and is noted for his in-depth expertise in private equity matters.

  • Band 2Rupert Weston
    Band 2Rupert Weston

    Rupert Weston

    Rupert Weston has experience handling transactions in the leisure and technology sectors. He advises on a full range of corporate matters, particularly on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.

    • Rupert was very knowledgeable and reliable as part of the transaction.

      Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
    • Rupert is technically incredibly strong, very pragmatic and commercially-focused. He is someone that you really feel is a trusted adviser.

      Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
  • Band 3Dominic Davis
    Band 3Dominic Davis

    Dominic Davis

    Dominic Davis regularly advises on M&A, joint ventures and ECM matters. He has experience of joint ventures, and much of his work pertains to cross-border deals.
    • Dominic is outstanding in all areas.

      Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
    • Dominic is very engaged, attentive and knowledgeable, with impressive recall of detail.

      Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
  • Band 3Nick Graves
    Band 3Nick Graves

    Nick Graves

    Nick Graves is head of the corporate team at Burges Salmon. He advises on a broad range of transactions and has experience in a variety of industry sectors, including infrastructure, manufacturing and renewables.
  • Band 3Tim Roberts
    Band 3Tim Roberts

    Tim Roberts

    Tim Roberts has a broad transactional practice that takes in a wide range of M&A and private equity activity in the education, leisure and technology sectors, among others.
    • Tim gave us excellent specialist advice.

      Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK

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