This section covers both public and private company transactions. Typical work includes M&A, private equity, joint ventures and share acquisitions. It also includes dispositions, capitalisations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements, and securities and governance matters. Priority is placed on the representation of buyers and sellers. The section is split into tables for matters that are £5 million and above and ones dealing with SME/Owner-managed businesses. This table covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. It contains the leading law firms and lawyers in Cheltenham, Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Plymouth, Swindon and elsewhere.
