
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million
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Provided by Marriott Harrison
Marriott Harrison's M&A legal specialists are renowned for their knowledge and experience in getting into the details of a business, fast, and deliver practical, creative and responsive advice to secure long-term success.
Clients include national and international companies, SMEs, private equity houses, growth capital funds, banks and other financial institutions, management teams, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. They approach the firm to devise and deliver domestic and cross-border transactions, often involving complex financing and structuring.
Marriott Harrison's team has been ranked for over a decade by the legal directories as being in the top 10 law firms in London for lower mid-market M&A work.
The majority of the team's work is in the £1m to £100m range, with M&A clients including national and international companies, SMEs, private equity houses, growth capital funds, banks and other financial institutions, management teams, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. The firm often works on transatlantic and pan-European deals.
Many M&A clients had or subsequently have a need also for ongoing legal support from us in the areas of employment, real estate and a wide range of commercial activity, and the corporate team is always keen to develop this work with the firm's other teams.
Clients (6)
- Coolabi Group Ltd
- Cello Group plc
- The Fulham Shore plc
- Nasstar plc
- Kaplan International Holdings Ltd
- International Schools Partnership
Industries (10)
- Retail and Leisure
- Media and Telecoms
- Financial Services
- Technology
- Software as a Service
- Education
- Renewables
- Healthcare
- Sporting events
- Property Management
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Work Highlights
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Marriott Harrison advised Mactech Energy Group on its sale to Assystem.
Strengths
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Marriott Harrison provides a personal touch and commerciality. There are good service levels across team. They seem to have resources that can support the ebbs and flows of a deal.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUKMarriott Harrison's strengths include its knowledge, dedication and experience. Its attention to commercial issues is fundamental for the client.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUKMarriott Harrison appears to employ exclusively personable and commercially minded lawyers. The team has a strong range of skillsets, meaning you get expert opinions.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUKThe team at Marriott Harrison is superb. They demonstrate in-depth knowledge of our business and sector and take time to understand our strategy and approach.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUKMarriott Harrison's core team was exceptionally knowledgeable. There was not anything during the whole process that the team couldn't handle with professionalism and in an extremely timely manner.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUK
Notable Practitioners
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Ian Morris
Ian Morris has extensive experience advising domestic and global clients on a range of corporate issues, including mergers and acquisitions. Ian is head of the firm's M&A practice.
Ian is an outstanding lead partner. He brings a perfect balance of legal depth and commercial smarts. We felt he was proactively working on our side.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUKI find Ian to be the most commercial lawyer. He also has excellent client handling skills.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUKIan is the complete corporate lawyer. He is calm, experienced and dispenses great advice at all times.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUKIan is an excellent legal and business adviser who has not failed to meet our requirements.
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million respondentUK
Ranked Individuals at Marriott Harrison (1)
Members
Provided by Marriott Harrison

Hugh Gardner

David Bettis

Ben Devons

Daniel Jacob

Simon Charles

Frances Spooner

David Strong

Jonathan Leigh-Hunt

Ian Morris
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