Paris Smith is ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at Solent Deals Awards 2023

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Harry Whittle

Delivering exceptional results in Corporate & Finance transactions.

We are thrilled to have won ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at the Solent Deals Awards 2023. Our unwavering focus on providing exceptional legal services to our clients has been recognised with this prestigious honour, writes James McNeil, Partner, Business and Finance, Paris Smith.

Our Corporate & Finance team is the driving force behind this achievement, setting exceptional standards of professionalism, expertise, and client satisfaction. Our highly-experienced lawyers bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table with a proven track record of successfully handling complex legal matters, including investments, sales, mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions.

When it comes to disposals, our Partner, Jonathon Roy, guided the sale of Berry Technologies Group Limited to Babble Cloud Limited, Richard Atcherley negotiated for the majority shareholders of SAL Scientific Limited to sell their interests to Advanced Instruments Ltd and Michael Moore represented Blue Rock Systems Limited’s shareholders in selling all their issued share capital to Aptech Business Systems Limited. All our clients trust us with these transactions due to the knowledge, professionalism and responsiveness of the Paris Smith team.

On the acquisitions side of things, Partner Amanda Brockwell led the team which achieved success in major deals in tech, retail/horticulture and facilities management sectors. The last 12 months saw the culmination of the team’s efforts in Hillier’s acquisition of 22 garden centres with the purchase of Rosebourne Garden Centres Ltd which included the negotiation and implementation of W&I insurance. We also acted for AutoLogic Systems Limited on its acquisition by Routeco Limited. Throughout each deal, our corporate and banking law experts provided exceptional levels of skill and customer service.

We believe that our team’s dedication to our clients has been the key factor in achieving this award which solidifies us as the leading law firm in our region.

Harry Whittle