More than just lawyers

360º legal thinking

Success as a team

■ Top 100 law firm

■ Winners of ‘Regional Law Firm of the Year 2013’ at Citywealth Magic Circle Awards

■ Winners of ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year 2012’ at SW Business Insider Dealmakers Awards

■ Winners of ‘UK & Ireland Regional Legal Team of the Year 2013/14’ at STEP Private Client Awards

■ Ranked as ‘Leading Firm’ by Chambers & Partners UK and ‘Top Tier Firm’ by Legal 500

■ Awarded ‘one star’ status in the Sunday Times ‘Best Companies to Work For’ employee survey 2013

CORPORATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

One firm, 400 talented individuals

Headquartered in Exeter with London and Bristol offices

Client insight and understanding

Michelmores is a leading national law firm, with over 400 staff, 60 partners and a turnover in excess of £25m.

We provide Business, Real Estate and Private Client expertise to a wide range of national and international clients.

We put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and look at the world from your perspective. We are committed to achieving the best possible outcome for you.

Malcolm DickinsonManaging Partner

Stephen MorsePartner, Head of Business

Emma HoneyPartner, Head of Real Estate

Jonathan RileyPartner, Head of Private Wealth

Your team, creating success for you

Our clients include…

We continue to grow

In the last 12 months we have:

■ recruited over 100 new joiners to the firm

■ recruited 9 new partners

■ promoted 3 associates to partners

■ promoted 9 associates across all areas of the business

■ retained all 7 of our trainees on qualification as solicitors

Jo ProbertPartner, Corporate

We can provide the right team to achieve your objectives. With over 150 lawyers, we have experts for all your needs.

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“ they have an outstanding commitment in terms of getting the job done”

“ their lawyers will always make time for you and have become a part of our team”

“ if it’s anything really important, I go to them - I want to be absolutely sure I am getting the right advice”

“ strength in investment, public sector, local authority and residential real estate matters”

“ the group operates coherently and seamlessly. Its client service is second-to-none”

The quality of UK law practices is monitored each year by independent researchers.

Inclusion in the Legal 500 and Chambers Directory is based solely on the research teams findings. No-one can ‘buy their way in’.

“Michelmores always gives 100%, and its competitive pricing is a major plus for clients”

“the firm has made it its business to find out about our business and get to know us, which has made for a good relationship”

What they say about us

CHAMBERSA N D P A R T N E R S

Business Team

Real Estate Team

Private Client Team

“ the well-connected team gives clear, independent and professional advice”

Corporate finance is at the heart of the Michelmores success story.

Our success is built on a reputation for intuitively sound commercial advice. People use and recommend us because of the quality of our people and the depth of experience across the whole team. This experience gives real weight to our views on the commercial pressure points of a deal, and a reputation in the market for getting deals done.

Our reputation for business

“ an exemplary reputation for providing high- end corporate advice to national and international clients” Chambers 2013

Client Type of deal Value Details International element

Disposal £610m Disposal of City Inns Ltd trading as Mint Hotels US buyer

Restructuring £100m Restructuring of Kew Green Hotel Group

Acquisition £57.2mAcquisition of Motorola’s PTP broadband division

US buyer, US seller, 24 countries

Raising Finance £40m £40m syndicated unsecured loan facility

Raising Finance £40mAdvising on the first UK publicly-listed solar finance bond

MBO £28m Management buyout of EMCAS

Group Reorganisation

£26.5m Global reorganisation of US food group US reorganisation

Disposal £26mDisposal of DAD Holdings Limited and subsidiaries

US buyer

Disposal £25mSale of Manor Farm (Solar Park Limited) to Lightsource Limited

Financing $50mCredit facility from OPIC (a US Government development finance agency)

Pan-Africa / US

Top 10 business deals over £20m in the last year

Ian Holyoak Partner

Tim RichardsPartner

Richard CobbPartner

Key members of the Business Team

Richard is an experienced

corporate finance lawyer

with particular knowledge

of mergers and acquisitions,

private equity, listed PLCs

and AIM. He is increasingly

undertaking international

work, particularly in the media

and technology sector.

Tim heads the Commercial

Litigation Team and has vast

experience in effectively

resolving a range of disputes

including shareholder and

contractual claims. He is also an

expert in alternative disputes

resolution. Tim specialises in

the generation, ownership,

protection and exploitation of

intellectual property rights.

Ian heads the Commercial

Team, which handles a diverse

variety of contracts and

transactions for business.

His main practice areas include

energy/natural resources;

project finance and other

funding structures; EU and

competition law (including

state aid); and public/private

collaboration. Ian also has

extensive knowledge of

corporate transactions

more generally.

Charles Maunder Partner

Rehman NoormohamedPartner

Andrew TobeyPartner

Charles is a specialist non-

contentious restructuring

and insolvency lawyer. He

is experienced in advising

all types of stakeholders in

distressed corporate situations

and complex restructuring

transactions, including advising

insolvency office holders on

their duties and responsibilities.

Andrew has a wealth of

experience on employment law

issues, both contentious and

non-contentious. He has

particular experience in dealing

with high value senior

executive severance claims and

related breach of contract

disputes, particularly those

involving the enforcements of

restrictive covenants and

injunction claims.

Joe WhitfieldPartner

Joe specialises in international

and domestic investment

and financing transactions,

including mergers and

acquisitions, joint ventures,

private equity and funds,

corporate finance, and banking

transactions. He advises

corporations and government

agencies on a wide variety

of complex cross border

transactions in some of the

most challenging emerging

markets.

Andrew Oldland, QCPartner

Andrew specialises in a wide

range of regulatory matters,

and has particular expertise in

financial regulation (including

anti-corruption, anti-money

laundering and fraud

prevention) maritime, fisheries,

transport, environmental

law and health and safety.

He regularly acts for large

corporate clients and insurers.

Rehman heads up the

Technology, Media &

Communications Team.

He advises end users and

supply chain, offering

strategic, tactical and day-

to-day advice. His expertise

includes large scale ICT,

BPO and transformational

projects; systems integration,

software licensing and SLAs;

e-commerce; data protection;

information security; FoIA;

IP protection and exploitation;

spin outs and structuring; and

competition law.

International capability

Michelmores acts for UK and international clients undertaking cross border and international investment activities worldwide.

We are experienced in international investment and transactions services, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance and banking transactions, private equity and funds and foreign direct investment (both into overseas jurisdictions and the UK).

We are a member of IAG International, a group of independent legal and tax firms around the globe. Michelmores represents clients based in, or investing in, a large number of overseas territories. Current and recent jurisdictions include:

Canada

Brazil

Mauritius

Mozambique

South Africa

Pakistan

France

Angola

Ivory Coast Tanzania

Kenya

Uganda

China

Bangladesh

Nigeria

Denmark

Chile

Vanuatu

Norway

Sierra Leone

DRC

Iraq

Ghana

Cameroon

Italy

Israel

Zimbabwe

Turkey

SpainUSA

Argentina

Australia

Zambia

Hong Kong

Malawi

CambodiaYemen

Germany

Russia

Japan

Switzerland

India

Madagascar

Indonesia

Mongolia

Finland

Our reputation for real estate

Michelmores is recognised as a leading force in real estate law. The firm draws upon its vast experience and depth of knowledge to provide individuals and teams of lawyers with the exact skill sets required to meet any property challenge.

Our Real Estate Team has a wide and specialist involvement building a considerable reputation for site acquisition, assembly and disposal, residential, retail, industrial, office and leisure developments as well as infrastructure and planning agreements.

“This team is a dominant force”

Chambers

Top 10 real estate deals in the last year

Client Type of deal Value Details

Mixed use development

£200m+Setting up the residential element of a mixed use scheme comprising 159 apartments in a 21 storey building in Paddington, London. Involved working in partnership with Nabarro, and roadshows in Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur.

Mixed use development

£200mActing on the set-up of a mixed-use development site at Finsbury Park in London, comprising commercial, affordable housing and over 300 open-market residential units.

Redevelopment ConfidentialActing on the acquisition of the site of the former St Margaret’s School in St Leonard’s, Exeter for development.

Estates Management

ConfidentialActing on behalf of the Carlyle Group in respect of the management and lettings at Piccadilly Place, Manchester and Colmore Plaza, Birmingham.

Regeneration £45mPhase 2 of the regeneration of North Prospect with Plymouth Community Homes under the HCA Development Partner Panel, for 172 affordable units and 172 private units. More phases to come on a 10 year roll out.

Student Residences

ConfidentialRepresenting the University on its major student residences project covering public procurement, projects, funding, property, planning, environmental, construction and facilities management.

Renewables Confidential

Options and acquisition of land in excess of 500 acres for the development of solar parks generating in excess of 35MW of installed generating capacity. This culminated in the first ever UK publicly listed solar finance bond which raised £40m against two solar parks.

Development ConfidentialActing for the developer on the pre-letting and development of a new 60,000 sq ft postal distribution centre to be occupied by GeoPost UK Limited on a 25 year lease.

Funding Confidential

Acting for Dorset County Council as the Accountable Body in relation to the allocation and securing of over £4million of Growing Places Fund monies to a number of key projects including developments at Osprey Quay, Portland, Boscombe and Poole.

Disposal ConfidentialInstructed by the Metropolitan Police Service (on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime) in relation to the implementation of its Estate Disposal Programme, as part of its Estate Strategy.

The Carlyle Group

SkyPark

Carol McCormack, OBE Partner

Key members of the Real Estate Team

Carol is highly experienced

in negotiating, drafting,

coordinating and advising

on all aspects of PPP projects

for private companies and

Government Departments

and Agencies. Carol is an

expert in public private

partnerships, including joint

ventures, grant funding and

integrated procurement.

Richard Honey Partner

Richard specialises in acting

for a range of central

government departments,

executive agencies and

non-departmental public

bodies. In particular, he

advises on complex real

estate developments projects

and high value (and often

politically sensitive) acquisitions

and disposals.

Paul Paling Partner

Paul’s particular expertise is

in real estate investment and

development work. He has

acted for real estate funds,

institutional investors, off

shore investors, enterprise

zone developers, sponsors and

syndicates as well as occupiers

and end users. Paul is Head of

the London office.

Mark Howard Partner

Joanna Damerell Partner

Joanna specialises in

commercial property

development, including

site acquisitions, disposals,

development agreements,

joint ventures, options and

overage arrangements.

She also advises higher

education institutions on

real estate matters. Joanna

is Head of the Care Team,

with a particular specialism

in the property aspects of

care homes.

Mark advises on planning and

environmental matters, and on

regeneration projects. As well

as working with developers to

deliver projects, he undertakes

defence work for clients on

environmental and regulatory

breaches.

Rob Nicholson Partner

Sally Rice Partner

Sally advises a wide range

of public and private sector

clients, and is Head of the

Secured Lending Team.

She is experienced in

commercial development

projects, regeneration

projects, secured lending

and funding arrangements.

Rob is a litigator with a broad

spread of specialist commercial

property litigation experience,

and heads up the Property

Litigation Team. He advises

on a wide range of disputes

involving both commercial and

residential property.

Jason Phelps Partner

Jason specialises in EU and

UK procurement, competition,

merger control and state aids

law, and is Head of the EU

Procurement & Competition

Team. He advises a wide range

of public sector and private

sector clients on these complex

matters.

Our reputation for private client advice

The Private Client Team comprises nearly 50 lawyers and provides comprehensive advice to individuals and families, businesses, charities and institutions.

We have built our reputation on providing accurate, practical and commercial advice.

The scope of the team is wide, but at its core is wealth protection, enhancement and succession.

”excellent for trusts, will planning and tax problems” Chambers 2012

Advice to businessesOur clients include business owners, landed estates, agricultural businesses, entrepreneurs, financial institutions and trust companies.

Increasingly our advice incorporates international elements: we advise on trustees’ powers, obligations, risk management and the tax efficient administration of trusts with multi-jurisdictional settlors and beneficiaries.

We understand the importance of long-term solutions to ensure the success of your business, both now and in the future.

Advice to individuals and familiesWe are recognised as one of the leading firms in advising private clients on a broad range of issues relating to family matters, estates and private property, tax planning and family and divorce issues.

We also act for international private clients, both those resident but non-domiciled in the UK, and those non-resident in the UK. We advise on all aspects of wealth structuring, succession planning and UK tax planning, and help to protect wealth and manage succession issues effectively.

Advice to charities and institutionsWe advise charities, schools, universities and colleges, sports bodies, religious organisations, Royal Charter bodies, galleries and museums, and other public bodies.

This advice comes not just from the Private Client Team, but from lawyers across the wider firm, all of whom are experts in their specialist fields and familiar with commercial issues in these sectors.

Simon Thomas Partner

Peter Williams Partner

Will Michelmore Senior Partner

Will is responsible for looking

after the affairs of a large

number of established private

clients, and deals with

investments, trusts, tax and

probate. Will holds a number

of trusteeships, and is a past-

chairman of the Society of

Trust and Estate practitioners

in the South West.

Peter advises in relation to

agricultural disputes. His clients

include landowners, tenants,

lenders, borrowers and a range

of agricultural businesses. He is

an Honorary Member of the

Institution for Chartered

Surveyors, a Fellow of the

Chartered Institute of

Arbitrators, and a Fellow of the

British Institute of Agricultural

Consultants. He has higher

rights of audience at the Civil

Courts. He regularly lectures

and is the author of the

leading textbook Scammell

and Densham’s ‘Law of

Agricultural Holdings’.

Simon is Head of the Family

Team and advises on all family

related matters with particular

emphasis on the financial

consequences of divorce.

His expertise also covers

pension sharing, family

business issues, financial

provision for children, pre-

nuptial agreements and

cohabitation matters. He is an

expert on the effect of a

spouse’s conduct in divorce.

Simon is also a qualified

collaborative lawyer.

Sandra Brown Partner

Sandra has over 25 years’

experience across a range of

private client services and is

renowned for her knowledge of

wealth management and personal

tax and trusts. Sandra also

specialises in advising clients on

preserving their personal wealth

and how best to provide for

themselves and their families.

Key members of the Private Client Team

Richard Hedger Partner

Chris Close Partner

Vivienne Williams Partner

Vivienne specialises in all

aspects of contentious

agricultural work. She advises

on agricultural property

disputes, including landlord

and tenant. Her practice

includes farming partnership

disputes, co-ownership and

trust disputes and agricultural

banking and insolvency.

Chris is Head of the Private

Client Property Team, and

specialises in high-value

residential conveyancing

and agricultural property

matters. He deals with all

property mattes for individuals,

including sales, purchases,

tenancies and related matters.

Richard has over 20 years’

experience in private client

matters including wills and

living wills, Court of Protection

work, lasting powers of

attorney, probate and

administration of estates.

Tony Cockayne Partner

Tony is Head of the Disputed

Wills & Trusts Team. Tony

regularly advises on disputes

involving legacies to charities

and the validity of wills, claims

under the Inheritance (Provision

for Family and Dependents)

Act 1975, problem executors,

claims against solicitors,

difficulties arising from the sale

of property within an estate,

equitable claims (including

proprietary estoppel) and

undue influence and fraud.

More than just lawyers

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