About

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Our experienced team of corporate lawyers advises clients on a range of corporate transactions and provides specialist corporate legal services to businesses throughout the UK and internationally via our offices in London, Watford, Bristol and Birmingham .

Our team comprises 11 Partners and 21 other corporate lawyers and professionals all available and accessible. This means that we are one of the larger corporate teams in the region and able to undertake a significant number of transactions in any year, of all shapes and sizes.

Not all corporate deals require substantial deal teams to support them. Larger and/or more complex deals, such as international mergers and acquisition deals require a larger team to ensure negotiations move along at the required pace. However, all of our corporate deals, large and small, are partner led from beginning to end.

Our corporate lawyers act for a broad range of clients, including:

  • Entrepreneurs
  • Investors
  • SMEs
  • Family-owned businesses
  • Startups, early stage & high growth businesses
  • Private equity & venture capital investors
  • Public companies
  • UK & international corporates
  • Banks & finance houses
  • Charities & social enterprises
  • Educational institutions

Our focus remains on the local (Thames Valley and North Home Counties) market, however our expertise in a number of key sectors - including education, technology and start-ups, family business, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and life sciences - gives us a national and international reputation in those areas.


Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above - Thames Valley
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What the Team is Known For

VWV has a firmly established corporate practice in Watford that acts for a range of clients and maintains a strong reputation for expertise in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, education and IT. The firm has strong cross-border capabilities within Europe and beyond, in addition to offering an increasingly prominent national reach. The team works closely with the firm's charities teams to provide depth of expertise within that sector. It offers additional strengths in corporate regulatory and restructuring matters.

Work Highlights

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  • VWV acted for Geiger on its acquisition of Firebrand Promotions.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Richard Phillips
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Richard Phillips is an experienced M&A and corporate finance specialist with particular expertise in the healthcare sector.

"Richard is knowledgeable and pragmatic in his work."

"Richard is experienced, pragmatic, sensible and easy to work with."

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Emma Cameron
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Band 2

Emma Cameron is a member of VWV's technology sector group and she regularly advises tech businesses on sales to private equity. She also advises on joint venture arrangements and fundraisings.

"Emma makes everything simple, communicates excellently and I trust her completely."

"Emma is very strong and a pleasure to work with."

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Samantha Chaney
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Band 3

Samantha Chaney offers strength in M&A and corporate financings across a range of sectors, particularly education. She counts a number of prominent SMEs, entrepreneurs and early-stage companies among her client base.

"Samantha is a pleasure to work with."

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Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above

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Richard Phillips
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Emma Cameron
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Samantha Chaney
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