Our corporate lawyers marry the corporate, commercial and legal worlds, alongside our extensive network of industry connections and broad knowledge, to provide you with a formula that will guarantee your success.
With the push towards trust, transparency and compliance, your legal partner will quickly become one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal. With robust commercial processes, well-managed operations and a determined approach to business leadership and growth, there is no reason why businesses won’t just survive, but truly thrive.
How we work with you
We believe that the best partnerships are built on genuine connections. We are not a faceless organisation, we invest time in building a true partnership so that we become an extension of your team by tailoring our approach to your own culture and values and ensuring that our advice fits your commercial approach and risk profile.
We are passionate about the service we provide and we continually challenge ourselves to be the very best for our clients - meet our corporate lawyers.
Led by Duncan James, our strong multi-disciplinary corporate team are recognised in the Legal 500 2021 as a leading law firm and offer a range of corporate legal services.
"We make it our business to understand exactly how you operate and what your goals are both now and in the future. Our corporate lawyers are well connected, well versed and committed to making your corporate ambitions happen."
Our 2021 corporate deals in numbers
Our recent deals
22 Feb
Corporate & Commercial
Our corporate team supports company’s interest in inflammatory disease treatment
Listed UK diagnostics developer Cizzle Biotechnology has acquired a 5% economic interest in treatments […]
14 Dec
Corporate & Commercial
Hayward Tyler Fluid Handling acquires Transkem Plant
Shakespeare Martineau’s Birmingham office has supported Hayward Tyler Fluid Handling (HTFH) – part of […]
17 Sep
Firm News
Our teams complete £369m AUM transfer for Mobeus Venture Capital Trusts
5 Jul
Corporate & Commercial
US cultural exchange company broadens horizons with UK travel organisation acquisition
1 Jul
Corporate & Commercial
East Imperial just the tonic for Bermele PLC in £24 million deal
18 May
Corporate
Corporate team hits £4 billion deals milestone
23 Apr
Corporate & Commercial
Lung cancer detection technology acquired in £21 million deal
What the directories say
"Always available and able to translate business issues into appropriate legal parameters and back again, so that we understand what is required. I have always found that I get straight answers, even if they are not what I want to hear, which is not always the case with solicitors. They have taken the time to clearly understand my business."
Legal 500, 2021
"Very helpful and responsive, takes the time to understand the business and specific issues and keep up to date on what is happening. Always offers a valued opinion and happy to help."
Legal 500, 2021
"The firm is always seeking to find the most efficient and sensible solution without overcomplicating the situation."
Chambers, 2020
"Technical heavyweights in their chosen sectors, they offer sensible, commercially driven advice."
Chambers, 2020
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Our latest corporate news & webinars
12 Apr
Corporate & Commercial
We appoint Birmingham corporate partner
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Corporate & Commercial
Director liable for fraudulent trading for not investigating VAT fraud – ignore HMRC at your peril
25 Nov
Corporate
What does the OfS consultation on its new strategy tell us about regulation in the years ahead?
29 Sep
Employment
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9 Sep
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14 Jun
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Employment law update for schools
When the pandemic struck, schools and academies were forced to go online. Since then, […]
9 Mar
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Menopause in the Workplace – why it should be firmly on your HR agenda for 2022
Recent data has shown the number of Employment Tribunal decisions citing menopause as a […]
