Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses | UK
North West
Rankings overview for Departments
- Burnetts
- Kuits Solicitors
Clarke Willmott LLP 5 Years Ranked
Gorvins Solicitors 11 Years Ranked
Slater Heelis (Part of Lawfront) 9 Years Ranked- Aaron & Partners LLP
- Myerson
- Primas Law
Simon Wallwork Slater Heelis (Part of Lawfront)17 Years Ranked- Kirsti PinnellKuits Solicitors
- Michael WalbyBurnetts
- Robert BuckleyKuits Solicitors
Andrew Curwen Gorvins Solicitors12 Years Ranked
Edward Foulkes Clarke Willmott LLP13 Years Ranked- Akeel LatifMyerson
- Stuart Scott-GoldstoneAaron & Partners LLP
- Christian Mancier Gorvins Solicitors1 Years Ranked
Paul Matthews Woodcocks Haworth & Nuttall3 Years Ranked- Anton StirrettPrimas Law
- Jamie HawleyAaron & Partners LLP
- Jennifer BellBurnetts
- Jeremy OrrellSAS Daniels LLP
All Departments profiles
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2 Clarke Willmott LLPCorporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses2026 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedClarke Willmott’s Manchester corporate team is able to act for buying and selling clients across a range of sectors, including financial services and healthcare. Frequently assisting SMEs, its lawyers advise on M&A, management buyouts and reorganisations, as well as equity investments.
2 Gorvins SolicitorsCorporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses2026 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedBased in Stockport, Gorvins Solicitors advises owner-managed businesses, SMEs and entrepreneurs, along with public and private companies. It handles M&A, MBOs and transitions to employee ownership along with a wide range of other corporate and investment transactions. The team has a particular focus on the media and publishing, financial services and healthcare sectors.
2 Slater Heelis (Part of Lawfront)Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses2026 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedSlater 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.