Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A - North East
What the Team is Known For
Muckle is a well-known firm in the North East with extensive experience in transactions. It is known for its significant experience in shareholder and M&A matters. It also advises on private equity and can handle both domestic and international deals. The team is able to draw on wider expertise within the law firm on related banking, IP and real estate issues arising from transactional activity.
Strengths
They're absolutely excellent, very responsive; they work tirelessly and turn things around very quickly. You never have to chase them and you always feel very supported.
They are strong project managers, driving processes through to a practical solution and ensuring management teams suffer the least distraction possible due to the transaction process.
The team take the time to understand our business and how we work. The team are always responsive and commercial – they know what matters to us.
Work Highlights
Muckle advised Kitwave Group on its £70 million acquisition of food wholesaler Creed Catering Supplies.
Notable practitioners
Anthony Evans is managing partner at Muckle. He is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with broad experience of different transactions types and shareholder activity, including reorganisation, restructuring and sales.
Anthony is a highly experienced and pragmatic lawyer with a strong sense of what is market for any deal. He is able to reduce the time taken in getting to an acceptable solution.
He is very well-versed in our industry, knows how we operate and makes sure we navigate to the pertinent point, ensuring we're all aligned.
Anthony is a brilliant lawyer, excellent communicator, practical and sensible. These are all the qualities required for us to be able to place trust in him and relax in difficult times.
Hugh can be relied on to provide advice with clarity and understanding, and we value his input at all times.
Hugh is a great ambassador for the firm.
Philip Clare is noted for his experience handling sophisticated corporate transactions. He advises on a wide range of matters, including corporate clients across the retail and IT sectors.
Philip has a fantastic understanding of our business and genuinely champions our success.
Adam is very technical and knows what he's doing.
Sarah Forster has noted experience of significant M&A transactions in the food and beverage sector.
Sarah Forster is unrelenting in her pursuit of good client outcomes and will always be fighting for exactly what the client needs, so you know you are very well protected in her hands.