Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses
UK Guide 2025 : West Midlands
Band 3
About
Provided by Hawkins Hatton Corporate Lawyers Ltd
The corporate department provides a full range of company and commercial services. It is known particularly for private equity work for management teams, sales, mergers, acquisitions and disposals for shareholders of small and mediums-sized enterprises and company restructuring.
The department’s clients are regional and national across a varied sector including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, healthcare, hospitality, software, insurance, professional services and engineering.
Commercial contracts expertise includes agency and distribution agreements, consultancy agreements, franchise agreements, guarantees, intellectual property licences, joint venture agreements, investment agreements, partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, terms of business and securities for banks and other financial bodies.
The corporate team is best known for its pro-active approach, as well as its ability to co-ordinate and liaise with all parties including accountants, corporate financiers and banks on complex corporate transactions.
The department will carefully guide clients through initial negotiations to the stage of signed heads of terms without charge or obligation. Every transaction is partner lead from the outset to completion and two fee earners are dedicated to each client matter throughout. This enables the department to minimise delay and to deliver client expectations pro-actively. It is this effective, efficient and focused approach which differentiates the department.
Chambers Review
Hawkins Hatton is a niche corporate firm undertaking a broad range of commercial work for clients in sectors including manufacturing and healthcare. The group is accomplished at advising on transactions involving both domestic and international elements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hawkins Hatton has excellent turnaround times and a commercial approach."
"The firm handles legal matters professionally and with due care and diligence."
"The team responded promptly and precisely on all aspects of the matter."
"Hawkins Hatton has excellent turnaround times and a commercial approach."
"The firm handles legal matters professionally and with due care and diligence."
"The team responded promptly and precisely on all aspects of the matter."
Notable Practitioners
Colin Rodrigues has a broad corporate practice which encompasses a range of transactional, governance and restructuring matters. He advises on a number of cross-border and domestic M&A and private equity transactions.
"Colin is very approachable and provides valuable advice on matters."
"Colin has years of experience in complex corporate matters, guides his team well and is not afraid to get involved in all of the processes where his involvement is required."
"Colin Rodrigues explained matters clearly and precisely."