Corporate/M&A: £25 million and above | UK

Addleshaw Goddard possesses a pre-eminent transactional group with well-honed credentials in complex, high-value deal work. The firm is held in considerably high esteem for its expertise in private equity matters, where it acts for mid-market investment firms and management teams, alongside a broader corporate practice which offers strength in strategic M&A and governance matters. It acts for a range of nationally and internationally significant clients, particularly those in the financial services sector, in addition to roles advising entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals across Yorkshire on corporate law work.

DLA Piper is a prominent international firm which houses considerable expertise in M&A, private equity and financing matters, particularly in the TMT, energy and industrials sectors. Its teams in Leeds and Sheffield benefit from the firm's excellent international footprint, offering considerable resources in cross-border work.

Pinsent Masons boasts a highly experienced corporate practice which handles a broad spectrum of strategic M&A deals, private equity transactions and equity capital markets work. The firm is distinguished by its deep pool of talent across its UK and international offices, offering considerable expertise in complex, multi-jurisdictional mandates. Its clients include public and private businesses and investment firms, particularly those operating in the infrastructure, industrials and technology sectors.

Squire Patton Boggs has a leading Yorkshire practice which advises companies and private equity houses on a range of corporate law matters. The firm is able to call upon its extensive national and global reach to advise on UK-wide and cross-border work. It also offers significant additional strength in its capital markets group, including recognised expertise in handling IPOs and corporate governance matters for listed businesses.

Walker Morris is a prolific transactional practice which offers expertise in handling mid-market deals for Yorkshire-based and national corporate clients and private equity investors. The firm is broadly skilled across the full gamut of corporate law matters, with a particularly strong reputation for its expertise in equity capital markets work and handling governance issues for listed companies. Its areas of significant sectoral expertise include the retail, energy, technology and healthcare fields.