Corporate
Our Corporate team advises public and private companies, owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs on a wide range of corporate matters including business structuring, mergers & acquisitions, public markets, corporate governance, private equity, corporate re-organisations, joint ventures, partnerships, limited liability partnerships and provides a company secretarial service.
The Corporate team has over 80 lawyers, including more than 30 Partners offering strength in depth and extensive transactional experience across the UK and overseas. In each of the last four years, we have acted on over 200 transactions.
Each transaction is led by a dedicated Partner who will adopt a solution focused approach to your transaction and give clear and straightforward advice to help guide you through the complex issues which arise.
We take the time to get to know you, and your business and personal aims. We aim to build long-term relationships, providing commercial as well as legal advice and this award-winning approach has helped us grow with our clients.
Related news, events
and publications
News
12th June 2013
Gateley advises on the sale of Veritape Limited to Eckoh plc
Kate Richards, corporate legal director, Manchester and Lisa Woodberry, solicitor, Manchester acted for the Sellers on this transaction.
10th May 2013
Gateley completes travel business acquisition for ex Co-op directors
Gateley has completed the acquisition of an independent travel agency, on behalf of two former Co-operative Travel directors – Paula Cullen and Mike Crotty.
Latest publications
England
3rd May 2013
North West deal sheet 2013
UK
28th May 2013
Reforms to directors' remuneration
22nd May 2013
Share buybacks: more ordinary and less special
15th March 2013
Corporate finance deals 2012
Publication archive
“The responsive corporate team provides quick turnarounds and technical ability whilst maintaining a commercial mindset. They make transactions much smoother, they are very comfortable with commercial issues and don't spend time asking us to read a number of drafts. The team homes in on the nitty-gritty of what is important to a client. They are very good project managers. They have good strength in depth across disciplines and are a safe pair of hands”
Chambers UK 2013
“Top notch team”
Legal 500 2012
“They give us the sense that the firm is supporting our business and we see them as part of our team”
Chambers UK 2012
“We need lawyers who know their law, but also make a difference by applying their business intelligence to our objectives. The firm always impresses with its commercial attitude and straight forward approach”
Tim Watts, Pertemps
Contacts
England
Birmingham
Paul Cliff
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England
Leicester
Gareth John
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England
London
Nick Smith
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England
Manchester
Charles Glaskie
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England
Nottingham
Mark Rutherford
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Scotland
Edinburgh
David Kirchin
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