CMP LEGAL ADVISES ON £85 MILLION WORTH OF CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS OVER 12 MONTHS

14th May 2024

CMP Legal, a leading niche commercial law firm that specialises in corporate, commercial, dispute resolution and employment law has experienced substantial growth and advised on a combined deal value in excess of £85m over a 12 month period!

CMP Legal, a leading niche commercial law firm that specialises in corporate, commercial, dispute resolution and employment law has experienced substantial growth with the company advising on 28 corporate transactions with a combined deal value in excess of £85 million over a 12 month period.

This a huge milestone for the niche commercial law firm, which launched 3 years ago at the end of the pandemic and demonstrates the calibre of work and deals they are advising on. Established in 2021, CMP Legal has gone from strength to strength and has carved a niche as an approachable, but commercially focused law firm that prides itself on providing a high level service, whilst offering a fresh perspective.

Over the past year, CMP Legal has acted across a variety of sectors, earning a nationwide reputation for its strong expertise in the Dental and Pharmacy sectors. In addition, the firm has acted upon two large scale Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) and has served as trusted advisors to the Professional Services sector on their acquisitions.

CMP Legal advised on the following Corporate Transactions from April 2023 to 5th April 2024:

 

Deal Type   Deals Done
Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) 2
Pharmacy Purchases & Sales 5
Dental Purchases & Sales  13
Professional Services Purchases & Sales  4
General (Share Buybacks, MBOs, Non-sector specific)  4

 

Anna Cattee, Executive Director at CMP Legal says: “It’s testament to our small but uniquely focused team, to have been able to achieve the level and value of the deals in such a short space of time, we’re continually growing and investing into our infrastructure to enable us to be able to provide such high level services to our clients and continue to meet the demand. The team is growing year on year and whilst it’s been an undeniably, fantastic year, we’re not seeing any slow down in instructions as we head into year 4.

We will continue to strive to provide the high levels of service which we are known for. The deals we have worked on, are for a mix of existing clients and new clients who have been referred to us and it is testament to our growing and deserved, high reputation as a premier law firm, distinguished by its expertise and unwavering commitment to client success . We’ve carved a niche as approachable but commercially focused lawyers and our deal volume and calibre of work shows this is what clients want. We wouldn’t be here without our clients and referrers, who trust us with their own clients, so we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you.”

CMP Legal advises on all forms of corporate transactions, across all industries, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, private equity transactions, transaction due diligence, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, reorganisations and demergers, corporate structures and governance. The company also provides dispute resolution and employment law advice.

For further information on CMP Legal, please visit: https://www.cmp.legal/ or call: 01246 956440.

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