About

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Our approach

Our Corporate & Finance team is one of the most active and dynamic in the region, recognised for delivering high levels of client service, with an attentive and dedicated approach.

The broad range of experience shared between our solicitors allows us to deliver effective and innovative solutions throughout the life-cycle of a business, providing tailored and commercially practical guidance.

Our solicitors invest time into understanding you and your business and then use this knowledge to guide you through transactions, focussing on what is commercially important to you and minimising risks.

Our experience

Our Corporate & Finance team has over 30 years’ combined experience of advising business owners, directors and other shareholders on a range of growth and financing strategies.

With an enviable international client base, we frequently advise on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder relations and finance, with typical deal values ranging from £5m to £100m. We are also often instructed as project managers to lead due diligence and transactional teams from all relevant fields and jurisdictions.

Work handled

◼ Acquisitions and disposals

◼ Banking and finance

◼ Joint venture agreements

◼ Managements buy-outs and buy-ins

◼ Reorganising and restructuring

◼ Secretarial support and governance

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses - East Midlands
2
Band 2
What the Team is Known For

Flint Bishop Solicitors is a well-established corporate practice based in Derby. The firm advises on a range of corporate and M&A transactions primarily for SMEs and owner-managed businesses.

Work Highlights

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  • Flint Bishop Solicitors represented Bowmer & Kirkland in its acquisition of Innovare Systems, a construction business.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Martyn Brierley
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Martyn Brierley
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Band 3

Martyn Brierley is head of the corporate and finance department and offers strengths across a wide range of transactions. He represents clients of all sizes in M&A and corporate restructuring across various sectors like the construction and manufacturing industries.

"Martyn is an exceptional communicator who makes things easier."

"He listens to his clients and you get a response from him whatever the time."

"Martyn always makes himself available, is good at explaining things to people who don't understand the nuances of the situation and brings a good level of practicality, as well as legal expertise."

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Flint Bishop

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Martyn Brierley
3
Martyn Brierley
3
Band 3

Members

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Martyn Brierley

Martyn Brierley

Head of Department