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Provided by KPMG Law UK

Our legal experts based in the UK and across our KPMG Law network globally bring a combination of independent insights, deep legal expertise and strategic intelligence tools. They collaborate with you to structure and implement business or group change, enabling your organisation to stay relevant and competitive. Our lawyers work in integrated teams alongside colleagues in KPMG Tax and Advisory to bring together all the components needed to create end-to-end solutions to your business challenges.  

Areas where we know our clients are experiencing a need to act are:

  • business reorganisation in response to a regulatory change – to remain compliant while also optimising business performance
  • legal entity elimination programmes to lower operating costs and risks
  • separating businesses and creating clear ring-fencing – to manage a particular risk, unwind a joint venture or divest by way of sale or IPO
  • moving value around groups – to make distributions, fund activities or tidy up balance sheets

We can support you with core business execution, such as asset ring fencing and global intellectual property strategy. We have solutions that support you in reorganising because of an unexpected event; for example, if there's a critical regulatory change or a need to accelerate a divestment of non-core activity. We're not just here to support you in the moment - we can help prepare for future change and give you access to state of the art tools and technologies.

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Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above - North West

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What the Team is Known For

KPMG Law maintains a broad practice that is able to advise on all aspects of M&A, including private equity transactions. It also has experience of capital markets, and in post-acquisition integration and reorganisation.

Work Highlights

  • KPMG Law advised HP International on the post-acquisition integration and reorganisation of the Polycom videoconferencing business.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David Fitzmaurice
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David Fitzmaurice
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David Fitzmaurice is an experienced director in KPMG Law's Manchester office. He supports major international corporate clients with transactions, including acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations.

David was brilliant to work with and a fantastic support.

David was great. He gave us tremendous support.

Paul Kelly
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Paul Kelly
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Paul Kelly heads up KPMG Law's office in Manchester and has experience of advising on complex international reorganisations and M&As.

Paul was able to guide us through the transaction and had a good understanding of the outcome range required.

Paul is a good lawyer.

Paul Kelly and his KPMG team provide excellent client service to us.

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KPMG Law UK

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North West

Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above

David Fitzmaurice
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David Fitzmaurice
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Band 3
Paul Kelly
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Paul Kelly
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Band 3

Members

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Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

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