UK Guide 2026 : South West
Ranked Individuals
Provided by VWV
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:
Our focus remains on the local (Bristol and South West) 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.
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VWV advises clients from the healthcare, education and technology sectors on a range of corporate matters. It has a notable focus on the representation of mid-market companies and owner-managed businesses based throughout the South West. The department acts on behalf of a series of tech startups across the region, and also demonstrates deep expertise in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors.
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VWV acted for two former UK Special Forces veterans, Russ Ticehurst and Seb Wiles, on the sale of their shares in Serbus.
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Access to the team was excellent and it always answered calls or emails. We have always found VWV to be competitive and commercial.
Great people to deal with. Very knowledgeable, thorough and detailed but can also distil the key points so that a layman can understand the process.
What I like about VWV is that they are large enough to have a full service offering across the firm, but are small enough to still provide clients with the personal, approachable service.
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Nathan Guest deals with a wide range of corporate transactions, notably in the technology sector and he is head of the firm's digital and technology sector practice. He regularly acts entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.
Nathan is an excellent partner with an outstanding level of experience.
Nathan is an outstanding corporate lawyer but also understands the wider commercial aspects and the potential impact of legal issues on the wider transaction.
Nathan was excellent as the lead on our case. He provided a level of confidence and knowledge throughout and guided the team well. A very friendly service too.
He has an excellent client manner and communicates with clients in a way they can understand and which instils trust.
Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
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Robert Collier
Head of Department
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