Karen is a Partner in the Corporate team.
She specialises in advising businesses at all stages on their strategic growth, including acquisitions and disposals, private and public equity funding rounds, corporate governance and boardroom issues. She is also a trusted advisor to selling shareholders on their ultimate exits.
Karen works with private and public companies, investors, and management teams across a wide range of sectors including hotels, hospitality and leisure, retail, manufacturing, and financial services. She also regularly advises growing technology companies and IP-rich businesses and works with fin-tech, bio-tech and ed-tech businesses.
Recent examples of how Karen has supported clients include:
- supporting global learning and skills business Malvern International plc over 10+ years including on multiple fundraisings by way of placings on AIM and on the acquisition of Communicate English School in Manchester;
- advising The Rothwell Family on their acquisition of Oldham Athletic Association Football Club and the acquisition of the company that holds the stadium and surrounding land;
- advising AIM listed transport technology group Journeo plc on its circa £10m share acquisition of a complementary business and associated fundraising by way of placing on AIM;
- leading the legal processes on the acquisitions and disposals of several private equity backed hotel assets;
- advising on the corporate aspects of the launch of Skof - the Manchester restaurant of award winning chef Tom Barnes.