Anthony Rudge - Team Leader and Partner
Corporate legal services are critical to the success of businesses from family companies to multi-national groups. We live in a dynamic age where markets develop quickly and businesses have to adapt, merge, acquire and grow in order to ensure their long-term prosperity. At times like this you need a legal partner that has not just the experience but also the attitude to help you win.
We are hard working, straight talking, fast thinking lawyers who understand your world and know the commercial challenges you face. Our corporate team has a regional reputation for its effectiveness at all levels and for its practicality, informality and humour. The partner-led team have enough strength in depth to meet the needs of a wide range of demanding businesses, including multi-national companies.
We always offer a team that is matched to your timescales and objectives. We have a reputation for maintaining excellent relationships with fellow professionals - essential for delivering 'win-win' outcomes in complex multi-party situations.
Team Leader Anthony Rudge is described as providing "an excellent level of service," and has the "ability to get to the heart of a transaction" by the Legal 500. Both John Workman and fellow partner Tim Ward are named as 'Leaders in Their Field' in the forthcoming Chambers 2012. John Workman has previously been short-listed as Corporate Lawyer of the Year in the South West Deals Awards. Chambers Legal Directory describes him as "pragmatic", and valued by clients for the “invaluable support" he provides. Tim Ward is also described in Chambers as being "always available", "provides good quality advice and is very commercial."
Our corporate offering ranges from helping family businesses exit or hand over the reins to the next generation, to building owner-managed and middle market businesses by acquisition, fundraising and flotation. One of our major clients is the Mears Group for whom we have worked for over 15 years and have completed deals for them worth over £500m in just the last 5 years.
Activity includes:
- M & A and disposals
- Pre-IPO funding
- AIM work
- MBOs
- Joint ventures
- Private equity
The hallmarks of our corporate legal services are that they are partner-led, ‘can do’ and innovative in style.
Our approach is characterised by a strong commercial awareness of client needs, imagination and the technical expertise to get you results quickly. Retention of clients and repeat business from corporate clients is high because for us, providing exceptional levels of client service is a given.
