Roxburgh Milkins Limited

Directors: Jason Milkins, Charles van der Lande, Richard Hopkins, Ian Grimley

Consultant: Bruce Roxburgh

Number of senior associates: 3

Other fee-earners: 7

International: Member of MSi Global Alliance

Roxburgh Milkins Limited is a boutique corporate and commercial law firm based in Bristol. They work with a range of businesses from ambitious start ups and scale ups through to well established private companies and PLCs.

• Roxburgh Milkins focus on advising those businesses which are core to the South West economy. They have developed a depth of expertise advising businesses in the emerging Technology sector, as well as Telecoms and Food and Drink companies. Their advice spans their clients' business needs: from investment (including Buy & Build strategies) through to contract management and eventually, exit.
• Roxburgh Milkins support credible businesses over the long term, investing time in them to build strong and enduring relationships.They understand the challenges their clients face on a daily basis as well as their long term goals and reflect that in the advice they provide – pragmatic, commercial and adaptable.
• Their hands-on approach from partners and lawyers is fundamental to this long-term advice - clients often comment that they choose Roxburgh Milkins not only because of their style but because they know they’ll receive a level of partner support that cannot be matched by larger firms.
• As a group they have been described as "perceptive, personable and responsive, with a good understanding and respect for organic growth", offering business focused advice and practical solutions.

Corporate transactions:

• Mid-market M&A
• Company investments
• Company reorganisations and demergers
• Company secretarial services

Roxburgh Milkins' corporate team comprises Partners Jason Milkins, Richard Hopkins, Charles van der Lande and Consultant Bruce Roxburgh, assisted by Senior Associates Philip Edmonds and Tom Storey, Associate Paul Dimerin and Solicitors Ben Edwards, Michael Clarke and Peri Stefanou. Daniela Sheppard manages the company secretarial department.

IT and Commercial:

• Specialists at drafting and negotiating all types of commercial contracts
• Advising businesses with common compliance issues, such as GDPR and IT security.

Senior Associate Carl Spencer heads Roxburgh Milkins' IT and Commercial team, comprising Partner Ian Grimley, Associate Helen Naylor and Solicitor Kimberley Carstensens, who also specialises in IP law.

• Buy & Build: a streamlined, bespoke acquisition service tailored to clients' needs and goals enabling efficient business integration and value realisation.
• Telecoms: Roxburgh Milkins have advised on hundreds of Telecoms deals over the years and are able to apply market context to their commercial and corporate advice.
• Technology: Roxburgh Milkins are the legal support behind a portfolio of incubators and tech innovators that enable well-known household names: keen to understand their business and potential to deliver advice attuned to their needs.
• Food & Drink: the firm's deep knowledge of this sector has been developed over years of advising South West food manufacturers, breweries, restaurants and retailers.

View a list of our most recent deals, from acquisitions to divestments, here.

Roxburgh Milkins are members of the MSI Global Alliance - one of the world's leading associations of legal and accounting firms. Drawing on their wealth of combined experience, MSI’s accounting, legal and advisory member firms deliver multidisciplinary solutions to clients internationally.