Our award-winning Corporate team is recognised as one of the leading teams in the South East.
We offer a full range of services, including advice on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder arrangements, restructuring and joint venture arrangements. We can also provide specialist expertise in corporate transactions.
Our legal expertise assists clients of a range of types and sizes, from owner-managed businesses to multi-national corporations.
Why choose our Corporate Law team?
Providing our clients with the best possible service is very important to us. Our corporate law specialists take the time to understand your commercial and strategic objectives and work to achieve the best outcome for you.
In a very real way, we will be your partner throughout the deal process, supporting you and helping you achieve the right result.
We consistently gain recognition from clients and the corporate industry for the quality of service we provide, the depth of our expertise and our practical, easy-to-deal-with approach.
Our corporate law team is particularly recognised as a regional heavyweight in mergers and acquisitions, sales, management buyouts, private equity and restructuring.
You will benefit from our strong relationships with the region’s leading accountants, corporate finance advisers and banks. We are appointed to the legal panels of a number of institutional lenders and act for all the major high street banks, including Handelsbanken, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander, in relation to their commercial and corporate lending.
Brachers is a member of the Marcalliance network, an international alliance of independent law firms. This enables us to tap into extensive local-jurisdiction legal experience to help clients operating internationally, and to carry out complex cross-border work.
Recognition of our expertise
By choosing our Corporate solicitors to represent you, you can be sure that you are in expert hands.
Our Corporate Law team is highly ranked by leading legal directory Chambers and Partners 2026 . Head of the team James Bullock along with Partner Matthew Simmonds are ranked in Band 1 for Corporate/M&A in the South of England in the 2025 directory. Partner Claire Williams is also individually highly ranked for her expertise.
The team is ranked Tier 1 in in the Legal 500 2026 directory, with Erol Huseyin, Alex Cosgrove, Claire Williams, James Bullock and Matthew Simmonds named as ‘Leading partners’.
Brachers is a member of the Kent Corporate Finance Alliance, an independent network of specialist corporate finance professional advisers. Partner Claire Williams has sat on the steering committee since its inception in 2010.
We are also proud to regularly be recognised in a number of industry awards, including the Kent Corporate Finance Awards and the South East Dealmakers Awards. The Brachers Corporate team have been shortlisted as ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ at the Insider South East Dealmakers Awards 2025 having previously won ‘Deal of the Year (sub £10m)’ at the Insider South East Dealmakers Awards 2023. Claire Williams was also shortlisted for Corporate Lawyer of the Year at the Dealmakers Awards in 2023.
Find out more about our awards, accreditations and partnerships.
How we can help
Simply expand the sections below for more information on the services and support available to you.
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Our corporate lawyers are recognised as a regional heavyweight in mergers and acquisitions and help a range of businesses to pursue their goals.
We work very closely with our clients to make the sale process as simple and low-pressure as possible.
Our clients range from owner-managed businesses, to private equity backed companies, to multi-national corporates acquiring or divesting in the UK.
Find out more about mergers, acquisitions and disposals.
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Our Corporate team has a great deal of experience of advising companies and individual shareholders.
No matter how complex your needs, our team can support you and ensure the right arrangements are in place.
Find out more about our legal advice for shareholders.
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We have experience of advising a number of UK private equity houses, management teams and sellers on private-equity funded transactions.
We advise on the full range of acquisition and investment documentation, understanding the specific requirements and aspects of a private equity funded deal.
Find out more about private equity and venture finance law.
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Our highly-rated corporate banking lawyers act for both businesses which are borrowing and banks which are lending.
This means we understand the interests of both parties, can anticipate common issues and can advise appropriately.
We can support you with a wide variety of issues, from simple facility letters to more complex loan arrangements.
Find out more about our corporate banking and asset-based lending services.
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We have significant experience in all forms of UK corporate structures and have advised on a range of restructures and demergers.
Restructuring is often a complex matter requiring a detailed technical understanding of the process and its implications.
Our experience allows us to spot legal and practical issues before they arise and provide solutions to ensure the best outcome for your business.
Find out more about corporate restructures and demergers.
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Our team can advise you on all areas of partnership law, including Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs).
We can share the benefits of our extensive knowledge and experience to help you avoid any issues in the future.
Find out more about partnership and LLP law.
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Our expert lawyers advise clients on the full spectrum of joint venture and collaboration agreements, including corporate and non-corporate arrangements (where the parties each take shares in a specially formed corporate entity).
We appreciate the implications of cross-border arrangements and have advised clients on a number of international collaborations.
We ensure that we take time to understand on a practical level how the relationship is to operate, the expectations of the parties and the overall goals for both joint venture partners. Within that context, we can then provide advice on the often complex mechanisms required to ensure the success of these relationships and to protect the interests of our clients if the desired outcome is not successfully achieved or the relationship is not working as planned.
Whilst we always hope to ensure the successful outcome of the venture, we always aim to provide clients with a practical understanding of potential exit strategies should their aims not be met.
Our advice frequently relates to:
- joint venture shareholder agreements
- joint venture articles of association
- joint venture agreements
- collaboration agreements
- confidentiality agreements
- IP and knowhow licensing and ownership
Meet the Corporate Law team
Corporate Law Case Studies
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Supporting civil engineering contractors on their growth journey.
Brachers has been instrumental in supporting a Kent-based civil engineering company with a wide range of legal services, helping them achieve growth and success through expert advice and high-value property transactions.
Brachers is proud to advise a Kent-based civil engineering company, supporting them on their road to success. Over the last few years, we have provided a range of legal services to the business, including support with employment matters, corporate structuring and governance, and commercial contracts. Recently, we supported the firm on high-value property acquisitions and lease agreements which will enable the business to continue to grow and flourish.
A senior member of the company commented: “Brachers consistently carries out a marvellous job and I am always pleased with the outcome and the time taken to achieve the result. They are a great bunch and a pleasure to work with. They are always there, proactive, resourceful and happy to connect us to other teams within the firm who can support our business goals and ambitions. For me, a key part of Brachers’ value is that they are also happy to connect me to advice from other experts when I need it, for example, legal counsel in other jurisdictions, or specialists in a niche area. I know I can call Brachers first, and they will make sure I get the right advice from their extensive professional network.”
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Brachers advises international logistics firm on significant property sale and purchase in Ashford, Kent
Brachers’ Corporate and Commercial Property teams have advised on two back-to-back high value transactions for Turkish owned international distribution and logistics operation, IKRA.
IKRA was formed in 1992 and is currently based in six countries, with 16 offices and 1,000 employees. The company handles around 35,000 shipments per year in road, sea and airfreight services.
The initial transaction involved the multi-million pound sale and leaseback of IKRA’s UK headquarters in Belvedere, South East London.
Brachers simultaneously advised IKRA on the purchase of a significant new property site outside of Ashford, Kent, which will be developed into the new UK headquarters central distribution hub for the business.
Senior Associate Katherine Morgan advised on all commercial property aspects of the transaction, with Corporate Partner Claire Williams, assisted by solicitor Kieron Cummins, advising on the corporate elements of the deal. This included IKRA’s purchase of shares in the company that owns their new Ashford site.
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Brachers advises Kent based construction material company, Xtratec Ltd, on sale to aggregator, Phenna Group
Brachers’ Corporate team have advised on the sale of Kent based construction material testing company, Xtratec Ltd. The shareholders successfully sold their shares to Nottingham based testing group, Phenna Group.
Founded in 2000, Xtratec Ltd is based in Maidstone, Kent. Since gaining its UKAS accreditation in 2011, Xtratec has expanded their laboratories and site testing capabilities. The company has worked alongside a number of construction companies on some major nationwide infrastructure projects; including the Gatwick NWZ Apron and the Felixstowe Dock Extension.
Mark Beer, founder and Managing Director of Xtratec is staying on with Xtratec under Phenna Group’s ownership.
Phenna Group was formed in 2019 and has since been growing its portfolio of companies within the independent Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) sector. Phenna Group’s CEO, Paul Barry, started the company with a vision of grouping together a number of likeminded TICC businesses across the world, Xtratec are the latest to join 32 other companies within the group.
Brachers Corporate Team worked on the sale of Xtratec from start to finish. Associate Alistair Wickham worked alongside Corporate Partners Claire Williams and James Bullock. Brachers also worked in collaboration with the sellers’ financial advisor, Graeme Jones from AS Advisory and accountant, Sharen Cain FCCA to complete this deal.
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Brachers’ Corporate team advise on management buyout (MBO) of international fintech group
Brachers’ Corporate team has advised the majority shareholders of international financial services provider Clear Treasury on a management buyout (MBO).
Clear Treasury’s management team have secured a funding facility required to buy out minority shareholders and provide increased working capital. Brachers provided legal support to the buyers, while SRC Corporate Finance, led by founder Rupert Rawcliffe, provided financial advice. The deal was supported by a bespoke five-year funding package provided by SME Capital.
Clear Treasury will continue to be led by its management team comprising CEOs Jordan Tilley and Peter O’Flanagan and CCO Paul Reilly.
Clear Treasury is a fintech group specialising in payments and foreign exchange services through a technology-first approach, backed by an expert team in London and Dublin. The group operates across a diverse range of industries including sport, finance, IT services, legal and business support, targeting larger SMEs. The business has been trading since 2010, with Jordan, Peter and Paul acquiring a 75% stake in 2020, which Brachers also advised on.
They have since rapidly grown the business through the deployment of new service offerings and technologies. This latest transaction means the management team now own 100% of the business, with the full exit of the minority shareholders.
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Brachers and Crowe UK have advised DGA Group on its successful acquisition by TSA Management
Brachers’ Corporate team and Crowe UK have advised DGA Group on its successful acquisition by Australian head-quartered TSA Management, coming hard on the heels of DGA’s acquisition of delay and planning consultancy Chronos in May 2023.
DGA is an international firm providing quantum and delay expert services and commercial and planning advisory support to the international construction industry in the UK, South Africa, Singapore and Australia. It is a perfect complement to TSA, a global, private equity backed project management and advisory firm with offices in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.
The deal with TSA ensures continued growth for the DGA Group benefitting clients and allowing it to offer a broader array of services on future projects. As part of a wider TSA group, DGA will have access to additional resources as well as new areas of expertise to offer clients.
Brachers’ legal advisory team was led by James Bullock (Partner and Head of Corporate and Commercial) with support from corporate solicitors Kieron Cummins and Joe Burrows. The Crowe UK team included Simon Warne (Tax Partner) and Emma Reynolds (Tax Director) advising on tax, alongside Geert Struyven (Partner) and Lewis Clarke (Director) advising on Corporate Finance aspects.
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Sale of UK digital risk protection platform, TurgenSec to US firm
In a deal led by Claire Williams, the Corporate team advised on an international deal for London-based TurgenSec…
Brachers Corporate team has advised on an international deal for the London-based, global digital risk protection platform, TurgenSec Ltd which has sold its business and assets to a US technology firm. Brachers advised on all UK aspects of this deal, from offer letter through to structuring through to due diligence and documentation.
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in London, TurgenSec Ltd offers cost effective bespoke cyber security and cyber security testing to individuals and organisations. TurgenSec Ltd pride themselves on their commitment to creating a more secure and safe digital ecosystem with their offering of digital risk protection products.
The international aspects of the transaction meant that the Brachers team had to overcome the differences of dealing with UK and US legal approaches. The deal involved a US buyer of a UK business which added a significant layer of complexity to this transaction.
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APC Technology Group PLC aquire MDL Technologies Limited
In a deal led by Tim Turner, the Corporate team advised APC Technology Group PLC (APC) on its acquisition of…
In a deal led by Tim Turner, the Corporate team advised APC Technology Group PLC (APC) on its acquisition of MDL Technologies Limited (MDL).
APC is a distributor of high quality and technologically advanced electrical components, with close to 40 years’ experience of expertise and innovation. The company has its head office in Rochester, Kent, with other offices in East Grinstead, Eastcote, and Lincoln, and supported by sales team throughout the UK. MDL has over 10 years’ experience in the electronic test and measurement markets within the UK and Ireland and is based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
APC has become the supplier of choice for an impressive list of blue-chip clients within the aerospace, broadcast, defence, education, critical infrastructure, manufacturing, military, oil and gas, space, telecoms and transport markets. The acquisition of MDL forms part of APC’s growth strategy and will enhance the product and capabilities offering to its customers.
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UK Medical Limited acquire Neurologic Europe
The Corporate team, led by James Bullock, advised UK Medical Limited on its acquisition of Neurologic Europe…
The Corporate team, led by James Bullock, advised UK Medical Limited on its acquisition of Neurologic Europe.
UK Medical supplies a range of interventional medical devices to the NHS and private healthcare sector. Established in 1987, the company makes products for the breast radiology, urology, interventional radiology and cardiology markets. Neurologic Europe is a medical device distributor, specialising in innovative technologies for the interventional neuroradiology market.
The acquisition will enhance UK Medical’s offering, adding a new range of innovative medical imaging technologies alongside their current product range.
The team at Brachers have acted for UK Medical for six years and previously advised on the management buyout in 2017. James Bullock, Head of Corporate, and Corporate solicitor Kieron Cummins advised on the current deal.
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MWA Financial acquire Prosperity Financial Advisors and Stockbrokers
The Corporate team advised MWA Financial on their acquisition of Prosperity Financial Advisors and Stockbrokers…
The Corporate team advised MWA Financial on their acquisition of Prosperity Financial Advisors and Stockbrokers.
London based MWA are a leading IFA group specialising in acquisition and organic business development. The company launched in 2016 and uses a holistic advice model, focusing on implementing bespoke succession plans and offering partnerships for growth. Hampshire based Prosperity offer financial planning and investment advice to individuals and businesses.
The acquisition is part of MWA’s growth plans to become a leading national IFA firm, with the company planning further acquisitions of high quality advice firms over the next three years. The Prosperity deal takes MWA’s assets under advice to £300m and its adviser headcount to 15.
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