UK Guide 2026 : Northern Ireland
Ranked Individuals
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Our team advises UK and international organisations on achieving their strategic goals and prides itself on delivering highly complex, high-profile transactions for our clients.
Our clients include entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals; fast-growth companies and SMEs through to multinational household names as well as financial advisers and institutional sponsors. This range gives an unrivalled 360 degree view on the M&A market both from a buy-side and a sell-side perspective.
Our specialist lawyers have a deep-rooted knowledge of the latest trends and developments in M&A and proven experience in providing a comprehensive service and negotiating the best transactional outcome for their clients. We take a fully integrated approach to transactions leveraging multi-disciplinary technical knowledge from our specialist teams working with our client’s overseas lawyers to provide a seamless one-stop service. This enables clients to make informed commercial decisions on complex and often time-pressured issues.
We are results-orientated, focused on providing cost-effective business solutions rather than obstacles. We are proactive in our approach, do not point score with other advisers and pride ourselves on our pragmatic, commercial approach that aligns itself to the client’s objectives and priorities and provides clear and decisive advice every step of the way.
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Shoosmiths has developed a strong practice centred on advising Northern Ireland-based companies, as well as private equity funds investing into the region. The group is experienced in advising on venture capital investments and private equity sponsored acquisitions and representing shareholders in the sale of their businesses.
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Shoosmiths advised McGimpsey Brothers Group on its £500,000 investment from Bishopsgate Specialist Logistics and Installation.
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Their responsiveness and commercialism are what makes them stand apart.
They will take the time to understand the complexity and will find a colleague who has come across the point before if they haven't seen it themselves.
They have a good understanding of the sector we operate in and have a wide network.
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Andrew Jennings focuses on M&A transactions on a domestic and cross-border basis, while also advising on a range of private equity and venture capital investments.
Andrew is a first-rate adviser. He is attentive, diligent and pragmatic.
Andrew is very responsive and a good communicator.
He is well respected and very commercial.
Grant Edwards brings experience in the energy and technology sectors to his corporate practice, advising equity and venture capital investors across domestic and cross-border transactions.
Grant is very responsive. As a partner he was always involved and always visible.
He's very straight to the point, he delivers on time and he doesn't over-complicate things.
Grant excels at commercial considerations and making connections across the industry for clients' strategic benefit.
Corporate/M&A
Corporate/M&A
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