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UK Guide 2023
South West Corporate/M&A
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Band 3

2 Ranked Lawyers

About

Provided by RWK Goodman

RWK Goodman's Corporate team is a dynamic, forward-thinking collective of corporate lawyers with the technical knowledge and experience necessary to get deals done in a manner underpinned by a personable and friendly style.

The firm's corporate lawyers are experts across a range of specialisms and stages of their clients' business lifecycle, from advising startups on corporate structures and initial funding to venture capital investment and equity fundraising, strategic acquisitions and ultimate exit strategy.

The team's clients include entrepreneurs, founders, management teams, institutional and high net worth investors as well as SMEs, large UK and international corporates, domestic and international financial institutions. RWK Goodman is active in the banking & financial services, health & social care, technology & media, and retail sectors.  

Key contacts: James Worrall (specialises in M&A and private equity and venture capital investments), Hazel Phillips (specialises in M&A with a focus on the health & social care sector), and Katharine Mortimer (specialises in corporate reorganisations and employee share schemes).

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Lower Mid-Market - South West
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Band 3
What the team is known for

RWK Goodman acts for a range of clients, including large owner-managed businesses and plcs, in corporate reorganisations, sales and a variety of other corporate and private equity-backed transactions. The firm's sector specialisations include technology, financial services and healthcare.

Work Highlights

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  • RWK Goodman advised the shareholders and management team of Hybrid News on the terms of a management buyout backed by private equity.

Notable Practitioners

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Katharine Mortimer
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Katharine Mortimer has wide-ranging corporate experience with significant expertise in the healthcare sector.

"Katharine always delivers strong answers to our problems and comes up with sensible options for fixing problems."

"Katharine truly acted like a partner to our business, maintaining an immense patience and focus, regularly working into the night to help us get a deal done."

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James Worrall
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James Worrall deals with a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions.

"James is commercially strong, extremely likeable and incredibly efficient."

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Corporate/M&A: Lower Mid-Market

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James Worrall
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Katharine Mortimer
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Members

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Hazel Phillips

Janetta Barrett

Katharine Mortimer

Head of Department

Zoe Pettigrew

Clients

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Airsprung Group Plc, South West

Bath Rugby, Bath

Fidelius Financial Holdings Ltd, Bath

HSBC Bank Plc, South West

M J Church Ltd, South West

Industries

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Banking

Commercial & professional services

Financial services

Food & drink producers

Health care

Media

Real estate

Real estate finance

Retail

Software & computer services

Sports

Technology, hardware & electronics

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