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

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What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper UK has an integrated national practice together with an unrivalled global presence. The team is distinguished by its ability to resource high-value and strategically important transactions involving public companies and the equity capital markets. The firm provides corporate counsel to a substantial client base of high-profile businesses both locally and around the world. Its recent work includes significant M&A for engineering, aerospace and life sciences companies.

Work Highlights

  • DLA Piper UK represented Tata Group/Jaguar Land Rover on its acquisition of the Gravity Business Park site in Somerset where it will build an electric vehicle battery factory.

Strengths

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The team were available whenever needed and completed large volumes of work in short periods of time.

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DLA Piper take a client-led approach.

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DLA's lawyers knew what was reasonable and were able to advise appropriately.

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Notable Practitioners

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Charles Cook
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Charles Cook
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Charles Cook handles a wide range of corporate and M&A work and has significant experience in domestic and cross-border transactions. He often acts for clients in the life sciences sector.

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Noel Haywood
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Noel Haywood
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Noel Haywood is regularly instructed by institutional clients in the food and retail sectors and has in-depth expertise in transactional and restructuring matters. He also has considerable experience acting for clients in the consumer goods, food, retail and industrial sectors.

He works on high-profile and cross-border mandates.

Noel is very active in this market.

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Tim Lake
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Tim Lake
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Tim Lake heads DLA Piper UK's Birmingham-based corporate team and is global co-chair of the firm's manufacturing group. He frequently advises on corporate acquisitions and sales on behalf of clients in various sectors, such as industrial and infrastructure, construction and transport.

Tim is a commercially focused lawyer who maintains momentum in deals while keeping the client fully informed and engaged.

I would trust him without question and have never received anything from him other than a first-class experience.

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Robert Newman
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Robert Newman
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Robert Newman is a partner in DLA Piper UK's Birmingham office with a burgeoning corporate practice. He is particularly adept at assisting clients with acquisitions and investments, with a particular focus on the life sciences sector.

He is very personable, very pragmatic and an approachable lawyer.

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Simon Wright
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Simon Wright
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Simon Wright is experienced in advising clients in the consumer goods, food, retail and infrastructure, construction and transport sectors on a wide range of M&A matters, including both sales and acquisitions.

We could not have asked for more from Simon.

Simon is winning high-profile international mandates and is going to do really well.

Simon Wright is very approachable and pragmatic.

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DLA Piper LLP

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Charles Cook
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Charles Cook
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Noel Haywood
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Noel Haywood
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Tim Lake
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Tim Lake
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Robert Newman
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Robert Newman
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Simon Wright
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Simon Wright
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