Over the past three years we have invested our time into understanding what our clients are trying to achieve. Our name says it all - it’s about going back to square one and looking at the best way to create, develop and maintain relationships with our clients. Quality of service, commerciality of advice and outstanding availability of senior lawyers is fundamental to the way in which we operate.

Company and commercial

The corporate team has seen considerable activity in the past year, completing 60 deals in the last 12 months.

Here are examples of the range of the announced projects we have been involved in:

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Utilitywise plc on the acquisition of Prague based ICON Communication Centres

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Chirton Engineering on its sale to Carr’s Milling Industries

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Darnley Bidco Limited on the acquisition of St Martin’s Care Home Group

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National Numbers Limited on the sale of its cherished number plate business to Jepson & Company Limited

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Moneygate on a number of acquisitions

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Synety plc on multiple fundraisings through AIM and the reverse takeover of Zenergy Power Group plc

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PrismTech on the sale of its OpenFusion CORBA business to Micro Focus International plc

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Harry Hotspur Holdings on the acquisition of a shareholding in Lindisfarne Limited (which owns the iconic Lindisfarne Mead brand)

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Highbridge Properties plc on the creation of the new £100m industrial site, Indigo Park

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Netplay TV on the acquisition of Vernons.com

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Meaalofa on its £20m joint venture to purchase Gorsebrook Industrial Park, Dagenham

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Integral Search and Selection on its sale to Manpower Group

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Flex Recruitment on its sale to Nasdaq listed Corporate Resource Services Inc.

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Filebase on its sale to AIM listed Restore plc

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DECIDE. on raising growth finance

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Zero Carbon Futures on the expansion of UK electric vehicle infrastructure

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Northumbria Citizen’s Advice Bureau on the merger of three of the six Citizens Advice Bureaux in Northumberland

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Maxim Facilities Management on raising equity growth funding