Business Mergers & Corporate Acquisitions.

Lanyon Bowdler’s Commercial Business Lawyers have considerable experience in company mergers and acquisitions and are able to tailor their approach to your needs when expanding your business.

Our experts will ensure you fully understand the legal aspects of every step in the process along the route to a successful transaction. You can have complete faith in our professionalism and the knowledge that we are always keeping your interests at the very heart of any negotiations.

Mergers and acquisitions require lawyers to draft, negotiate and advise on a large number of legal documents, including Heads of Terms, Sale and Purchase Agreement and Disclosure Letter.

It is something we deal with on a daily basis and our lawyers are in an ideal position to communicate with all relevant parties to progress the transaction smoothly, swiftly and cost-effectively. This means working with corporate brokers, banks and other financial advisers on a level playing field, in the legal language they operate in.

In short, you can leave the whole thing in our hands and Lanyon Bowdler will ensure the right result for you while keeping you informed every step of the way by explaining to you what is happening in plain, simple English.

The 2024 edition of The Legal 500 states that “underpinned by strong cross-office collaboration, Lanyon Bowdler’s ‘knowledge, advice, and expertise’ makes them a key port of call for a host of corporate clients. Shrewsbury-based Gráinne Walters is an ‘excellent’ adviser whose wide-ranging client base spans the consumer goods, education, care, and industrials sectors, to name a few. ‘Highly experienced and extremely knowledgeable’, Ludlow-based Edward Burrell’s recent workload includes both M&A and restructuring mandates, while Conwy-based Jennifer Edwards is noted for her significant experience in asset sales.”

The 2024 edition of Chambers UK recognised the team, saying: “Lanyon Bowdler offers expertise in a wide range of legal services. It has vast knowledge of such areas as acquisitions, sales, mergers, management buyouts and buy-ins, investments, reorganisations, and commercial contracts, among many others. The department has noted skills in sectors such as agriculture, education and renewable energy supply.” One client enthuses: “Their work is thorough and the key matters are understood in detail.” Other sources say “Outstanding levels of client service from the partner level down.” and “Lanyon Bowdler are diligent, knowledgeable and take a professional approach to providing advice.”