Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A: Scotland - UK
What the Team is Known For
Shoosmiths' corporate team advises a broad range of clients on corporate deals. It has notable expertise in joint ventures and investment transactions, including venture capital and private equity. It also has recognised credentials in the technology and healthcare spaces.
Strengths
The Shoosmiths team have been excellent with a pragmatic and balanced approach to all matters concerned with the transaction.
They were highly capable and gave us confidence in their methodical approach to complex structuring issues.
The team are genuinely excellent in terms of commercial awareness. It feels like they really understand us as a business.
They always gave us options to consider along with commercial considerations, also providing creative solutions where needed.
The corporate department are unphased by complex and sophisticated matters and we consider them to be part of our team on corporate matters.
Work Highlights
Shoosmiths advised AIM-listed Dotdigital Group on the acquisition of Fresh Relevance Limited for £25 million.
Notable practitioners
Alison Gilson is very good and works on quality deals.
It is a pleasure to work with Alison. She understands our business and the challenges we face and we work side-by-side throughout the year on corporate matters.