About

Provided by Burges Salmon LLP

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

Chambers Review

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

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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

  • Burges Salmon advised First Bus, a division of FirstGroup, on its acquisition of Ensign Bus Company.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Richard Spink
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Richard Spink
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Band 1
Richard Spink handles a wide range of corporate transactions and is noted for his in-depth expertise in private equity matters.

Richard is strong in all aspects.

Richard is a leading lawyer.

Camilla Usher-Clark
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Camilla Usher-Clark
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Band 2
Camilla Usher-Clark deals with a broad array of corporate and M&A transactions and is noted for her specialism in the energy sector.

I had a good experience with Camilla. She's very pragmatic and a very good lawyer.

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Mark Shepherd
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Band 2

Mark Shepherd acts for several financial institutions as well as public and private companies on both domestic and cross-border transactions.

Mark is always very responsive, knowledgeable and able to quickly get under the skin of what's important to us as a client.

Rupert Weston
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Rupert Weston
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Band 2

Rupert Weston has experience handling transactions in the leisure and technology sectors.

Rupert is absolutely brilliant. He focuses on what is important and provides commercial advice.

Dominic Davis
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Dominic Davis
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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.
Nick Graves
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Nick Graves
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Band 3
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.
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Tim Roberts
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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.

Ranked Lawyers at
Burges Salmon LLP

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South West

Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above

Richard Spink
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Richard Spink
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Band 1
Camilla Usher-Clark
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Camilla Usher-Clark
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Band 2
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Mark Shepherd
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Band 2
Rupert Weston
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Rupert Weston
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Band 2
Dominic Davis
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Dominic Davis
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Band 3
Nick Graves
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Nick Graves
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Band 3
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Tim Roberts
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Band 3