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Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above
UK Guide 2026 : Thames Valley
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Freeths advised Substantial Group on its acquisition of Brsk and led an extensive restructure process within Substantial Group post-exchange.
Strengths
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Freeths offers superb practical and pragmatic advice. Their years of experience were so evident. We simply could not have moved forward without them, and they made it so easy.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUKThey have deep knowledge of the industry, especially regarding compliance and licensing among other things. They were highly responsive, trustworthy and proactive, with a positive communication style.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUKFreeths worked in and out of hours to meet tight time scales, and walked us through the entire process. The process was as smooth as it could have been.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUKThe team is deeply experienced and personable, with high emotional intelligence; they are always very easy to deal with. They provided excellent proactive communication throughout the transaction.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUKFreeths has excellent knowledge of corporate law, with key points always negotiated to the client's advantage. They all act in the client's best interest.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
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Eminent Practitioners 
Eminent Practitioners Jonathan Hambleton
Jonathan Hambleton is managing partner of Freeths' Milton Keynes office and has considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions. He enjoys a strong reputation in the market for his expertise in corporate transactional matters. He is very good lawyer.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUKJonathan leads Freeths' relationship with us very well. He very quickly gained my trust.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
Band 2 
Band 2 Leon Arnold
Leon Arnold heads the corporate team in Freeths' Oxford office, as well as being the firm's national head of corporate. He has extensive experience in corporate matters including sales and acquisitions, restructuring and private equity.
I have a longstanding relationship with Leon; he has never let me or a client down. He is good at getting the right colleagues onto the right problems.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUKLeon is a key member of the team.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
Band 3 
Band 3 Malin Svanberg Larsson
Malin Svanberg Larsson has broad corporate expertise and is sought out by clients for everything from M&A to private equity investments. Malin is experienced advising clients in the infrastructure and technology sectors.
She shows strong communication and project management as well as effective legal work.
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above respondentUK
Ranked Individuals at Freeths LLP (3)
Thames Valley
Jonathan Hambleton
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above
View profile Leon Arnold
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above
View profile Malin Svanberg Larsson
Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above
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