Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 2
About
Provided by Field Seymour Parkes
The Corporate team at FSP provides a wide variety of assistance to companies, partnerships, entrepreneurs, investors and individuals. Such assistance can vary from a simple quick sense check on a proposition to the need for more substantial legal advice and when providing such assistance the team always ensures this is done in a cost-effective and commercial way.
The team focuses on building long-standing relationships with clients because having such relationships enables the team to understand a client’s business and priorities, ensuring the team can provide bespoke advice and give the solution which is right for each individual business.
The team has been commended for offering advice “in a very pragmatic and down-to-earth way” and for being “very commercial” and “not interested in point scoring” and this approach is a core part of the FSP corporate team’s ethos.
Our team members have a wealth of experience on all matters which arise through the lifecycle of a business and provide high quality, constructive advice to clients whilst remaining alert to opportunities where they can add value, whether that be through making introductions, sharing developments that may be of interest to a client or otherwise.
Chambers Review
Field Seymour Parkes acts for a range of clients, including local owner-managed businesses, startup companies and large multinational corporations from a wide array of sectors, with expertise advising on transactions arising in the insurance and technology fields. It has a strong team of experts advising on corporate transactions, venture capital investments and private equity-backed MBOs. The firm has continued involvement in a number of cross-border deals involving elements in a variety of jurisdictions.
Work Highlights
- Field Seymour Parkes advised the shareholders of Unicomm on the sale of the company to Babble.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Field Seymour Parkes is well resourced with excellent partners and staff who can negotiate and complete a transaction in an efficient and timely manner. They provide an excellent service."
"Field Seymour Parkes provide terrific support to us. Their knowledge and understanding of our needs is excellent."
"The firm was responsive, pragmatic and had diverse of knowledge and expertise. The team not only have a keen sense of commercial acumen, but a deep sense of emotional intelligence."
"The support and guidance through the whole process by the Field Seymour Parkes partners was exceptional."
"Field Seymour Parkes is well resourced with excellent partners and staff who can negotiate and complete a transaction in an efficient and timely manner. They provide an excellent service."
"Field Seymour Parkes provide terrific support to us. Their knowledge and understanding of our needs is excellent."
"The firm was responsive, pragmatic and had diverse of knowledge and expertise. The team not only have a keen sense of commercial acumen, but a deep sense of emotional intelligence."
"The support and guidance through the whole process by the Field Seymour Parkes partners was exceptional."
Notable Practitioners
Jeremy Parkes is managing partner of Field Seymour Parkes. He advises on a range of corporate matters including corporate finance transactions and restructurings.
"Jeremy is a very strong lawyer."
Penelope Garden advises corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, with experience of domestic and international transactions.
"Penelope is very commercial and has a deep knowledge of the client. She is quick, knowledgeable and efficient."
"Penelope has been a fount of knowledge and a great source of advice. She is very proactive, gives high-quality advice and is always on top of the deal."
"Penelope is very well rounded and experienced."
Ian Wood-Smith is the senior partner of Field Seymour Parkes and a highly experienced M&A lawyer in the Reading market. He often advises business owners on corporate finance, M&A deals and corporate restructurings.
"Ian is very attentive and practical."
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