Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses
UK Guide 2025 : West Midlands
Band 3
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Provided by Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors
Lanyon Bowdler’s corporate law specialists work with a wide range of businesses, from small to large, as well as owner managed organisations, providing a comprehensive range of corporate law services.
The team is able to assist throughout the life-cycle of a business, from conception through to exit. At all stages, the experienced team aims to shoulder as much of the legal burden as possible so that business owners and directors can focus on managing and developing their business.
The team covers all mainstream corporate work including constitutional arrangements, corporate reorganisations, succession planning, demergers, joint ventures and collaboration agreements and corporate finance including acquisitions and disposals, MBOs and private equity finance.
The team also undertakes finance work, acting primarily for borrowers on banking, security and financing transactions. Work includes negotiation of facility agreements and implementation of security requirements.
A company secretarial service is also available including company formations, constitutional work and maintenance of a full company secretarial service.
Corporate services are complemented by commercial expertise with advice available on a variety of commercial contracts, supply and distribution agreements and intellectual property.
The team is able to identify the key legal risks, advise on how to protect the client’s interests and help achieve the client’s commercial objectives.
Chambers Review
Lanyon Bowdler offers expertise in a wide range of legal services. It has vast knowledge of such areas as acquisitions, sales, mergers, management buyouts and buy-ins, investments, reorganisations and commercial contracts, among many others. The department has noted skills in sectors such as agriculture, education and renewable energy supply.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Lanyon Bowdler are knowledgeable and proactive in all areas. The lawyers have great communication skills on all levels."
"The team understood the complexities of the matter and got us a better deal."
"Lanyon Bowdler demonstrated good in-depth thinking and creativity to get the deal done."
"The team at Lanyon Bowdler are knowledgeable and proactive in all areas. The lawyers have great communication skills on all levels."
"The team understood the complexities of the matter and got us a better deal."
"Lanyon Bowdler demonstrated good in-depth thinking and creativity to get the deal done."
Notable Practitioners
GráinneWalters heads Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors' corporate and commercial department and is based in Shrewsbury. Walters has experience handling a broad range of corporate/M&A matters.
"Gráinne understands clearly what is required to deliver the final deal and to support you through the process."
"Gráinne was utterly professional and incredibly personable to deal with."
"She's just brilliant - my life would be much harder without her because she gives real advice without standing on the fence."