Sector Expertise

We advise medical and specialist practices, doctors, founders, medtech and healthtech companies together with the investors who support them. We work closely with companies at the cutting edge of healthcare and life sciences, including preventive and longevity medicine, as they commercialise new technologies, territory. 

Our work includes acquisitions, investments and divestments, joint ventures, clinic and medical practice launch, business and asset transfers, post-transaction integration, commercial arrangements, healthcare advertising, employment, licensing and regulatory matters.

We understand how professional responsibilities (SMC ECEC), regulatory requirements and clinical and operational continuity shape transactions in this sector. When a practice or platform grows, changes hands or becomes part of a wider group, we help investors and practitioners work through the resulting questions of ownership, governance and continuing roles.

We advise businesses behind established global consumer brands and retail operations, including in beauty, cosmetics, personal care, wellness, lifestyle and grocery retail, on acquisitions, investments and the arrangements through which products are manufactured, outsourced, supplied, distributed, licensed, marketed and sold. Our work also covers B2B and B2C terms, e-commerce, employment and applicable regulatory requirements.

In our work with consumer brands and retail operations, product quality, brand standards and customer experience remain in view alongside the allocation and management of legal risk. When clients enter new markets, expand vertically or horizontally, develop new channels or adapt established operating models, we structure and negotiate the relevant arrangements with these priorities in mind.

We advise established food and beverage groups, quick service restaurants, and multi-outlet operators on acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate structuring, market expansion, commercial contracts, employment, licensing and regulatory matters. We provide guidance on supply, distribution, procurement, outsourcing, commercial real estate and lease negotiations, and other agreements that support day-to-day operations and growth.

Our work with multi-outlet operators gives us a practical understanding of how arrangements need to function across outlets, teams and supply chains. When structuring these arrangements, we pay close attention to operating requirements, brand and product standards, rollout timelines and continuity of supply, so that they remain workable as the business expands.

We advise founder-led, family and multi-generational businesses on corporate and ownership arrangements, governance, investments, joint ventures, reorganisations, expansion, diversification and changes in business direction. We also support transitions in ownership, leadership and responsibility between generations, including the structures and agreements needed to give effect to them.

We are accustomed to advising where business objectives, family relationships and long-term stewardship are closely connected. We work with a high degree of discretion and sensitivity to understand the interests involved and develop arrangements suited to both the family and the business.

We advise technology companies, founders and investors, including businesses developing and deploying artificial intelligence, software and data-driven products at the cutting edge of their industries. Our work includes establishment and structuring, fundraising and investments, commercial and licensing arrangements, employment, data protection, cybersecurity, regulatory matters, acquisitions and expansion into new markets.

New technologies do not always fit neatly within existing legal and regulatory frameworks. Our advice begins with understanding how the products / services and business model operate, before addressing how existing rules apply and what structures, contracts and safeguards are needed as the business develops, scales or enters new markets. We are particularly familiar with matters where technology intersects with regulated sectors, including healthcare and life sciences and sustainability.