Our People
Kavita Patel
Partner & Head of Investment Funds
Kavita Patel
Partner & Head of Investment Funds
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Kavita is the Head of our Investment Funds sector. She has a formidable reputation amongst her clients for technical excellence and getting the job done and is regarded as the ‘rainmaker of the team’.
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Languages:
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English
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Gujarati
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Hindi
Michael Stace
Partner & Head of Corporate
Michael Stace
Partner & Head of Corporate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Michael specialises in corporate finance; advising public and private companies, individuals and institutions on domestic and international M&A, private equity investments, restructurings and joint ventures. He also advises on partnership matters..
Duncan James
Partner
Duncan James
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Duncan works with fast growing family businesses and entrepreneurs to ensure they are successful and to help them achieve their goals through acquisitions, funding lines and exit and succession planning.
James Hawkeswood
Partner
James Hawkeswood
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Southampton
James leads the firm’s corporate offering from our Southampton footprint, providing commercially relevant and astute advice in relation to shareholder and financing issues and generally on corporate governance matters.
Jody Webb
Partner
Jody Webb
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jody leads on substantial transactions including acquisitions, disposals, management buy outs and private equity investments with a particular focus on the UK mid-market with values of circa £5m – £100m across a variety of sectors.
Peter Mayhew
Partner
Peter Mayhew
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Peter works tirelessly to ensure first and foremost that his clients’ objectives and deadlines are met.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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My Recent Articles
- TBC Partners Secures £5 Million Debt Investment
Roger Harcourt
Partner
Roger Harcourt
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Roger is a corporate lawyer who acts for clients doing great things all around the country and overseas.
Jennie Davis
Legal Director
Jennie Davis
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jennie is a key member of our corporate team, providing advice to both private and public companies.
Gweni Rees-Evans
Associate
Gweni Rees-Evans
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Gweni is a corporate solicitor based in Birmingham
Thomas Verlander
Senior Company Secretary
Thomas Verlander
Senior Company Secretary
Shakespeare Martineau London
As a Company Secretary in the Corporate Team, Tom has a particular focus on all areas of corporate governance. Tom works closely with the board members and shareholders of a number of listed companies and has been involved in; share allotments, project funding, stock transfers and day-to-day corporate transactions.
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My Recent Articles
- Going to market
- The importance of accurate minute writing