Bio
Emma is a Corporate Partner.
Emma’s expertise spans the full range of contentious and non-contentious corporate and governance matters, specialising in M&A transactions, share and asset sales and purchases, shareholder and investment agreements, venture capital and private equity transactions, management buy-outs and buy-ins, corporate restructurings, and joint ventures.
She provides strategic corporate and governance advice to start-ups, SMEs, venture capital-backed management teams, and owner-managed businesses across a broad range of sectors, with extensive experience leading strategically-significant transactions for growth-focused clients – particularly in the building maintenance, engineering and property-related sectors.
With more than 24 years’ experience, and recognised as a Leading Individual by The Legal 500, Emma has particular expertise in structuring and negotiating complex deals, and providing pragmatic advice on board and shareholder dynamics, constitutional and capital matters, business succession, and the legal and commercial issues that arise throughout the lifecycle of owner-managed businesses, SMEs and larger corporate groups.
Examples of Emma’s work include:
- Advising EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc on its AIM fundraising, placing, and open offer, together with its subsequent acquisitions in the USA and Sweden.
- Acting as lead adviser on the sale of Reid Lifting to Pure Lifting.
- Advising the management team of BBI Healthcare Limited on its sale by Exponent to Venture Life Group.
- Advising the founders and owners of Cansford Laboratories Limited on their sale to private equity-backed Phenna Group – a global provider of testing, inspection, certification and compliance services.
- Advising the shareholders of Cardo Group on their sale and reinvestment into the newly-formed Cardo Group alongside Buckthorn and Partners, and continuing to act as lead adviser to the group on its acquisition strategy.