About

Provided by Slater Heelis (Part of Lawfront)

The corporate services include:


  • Business formation and structure
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts
  • Commercial advice and disputes
  • Commercial property, including leases
  • Corporate governance
  • Corporate finance, including mergers and acquisitions
  • Due diligence
  • Employment law
  • Funding and venture capital
  • Intellectual property
  • Insolvency
  • International trade and expansion
  • Litigation
  • Shareholder agreements
  • Tax planning


Corporate client case studies include:


Pot Kettle Black

Pro-rugby league player turned business owner Mark Flanagan opened Manchester’s speciality coffeehouse, Pot Kettle Black (PKB), back in 2014 with co-founder and former teammate Jon Wilkin, and we’ve been on that journey with them.


As the business's legal advisor, our team has guided them through opening new premises, resolving contract disputes, and protecting their intellectual property. Pot Kettle Black continues to grow and expand, and we’re incredibly proud to be a part of it.


Blueberry Therapeutics

Dr John Ridden has decades of experience developing biotechnology, having previously worked at Pfizer and AstraZeneca.


In late 2011, John set up Blueberry Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical firm developing medicines for some of the world’s most common diseases. From the start, we supported John and Blueberry Therapeutics, helping them secure funding, negotiate contracts, perform due diligence, and more – the list of services is growing.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses - North West

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What the Team is Known For

Slater Heelis provides advice on a broad array of M&A transactions and represents a wide range of clients in significant deals. The department handles acquisitions, disposals, mergers and demergers, as well as advising on private equity investment. It demonstrates key expertise in the life sciences, technology and property sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Slater Heelis advised the founders of Phoenix Optical Holdings on its £6.8 million sale to Gooch & Housego.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Simon Wallwork
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Simon Wallwork
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Simon Wallwork is a corporate partner. He is highly experienced and handles a wide range of transactions relating to M&A, private equity and fundraising, with particular expertise in the life sciences sector.

He's been around a long time and he knows his stuff. He gets the deal done and is quite pragmatic.

Simon is practical, commercial and very knowledgeable.

Simon is very experienced and skilled in the law. He is really engaging, very supportive and very responsive.

Simon is excellent.

Simon is a talented and reliable legal adviser. He has directly contributed to the success of our business.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses

Simon Wallwork
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Simon Wallwork
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Members

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Carla Murray

Head of Department

Hannah Cullinane

Scott Sands

Head of Department

Zohaib Masood

Clients

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Blueberry Therapeutics

Pot Kettle Black

Industries

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Healthcare

Life Sciences

Technology