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Buying a Business

Perhaps the time has come  for you to expand, merge, acquire a new business or  take over a competitor, or maybe you’re new to the market and have spotted an opportunity.  With our expert legal knowledge and skills, we can help and support you in such a venture. 

Our corporate team will be able to help you with the complexities of purchasing a business, including investigating the business you’re intending to purchase and negotiating to your best advantage the purchase agreement.

Buying a business is a complex process and you need an experienced and business-minded solicitor you can rely on. We will be there through each step, advising on the best ways to move forward and obtaining the best results for you and your business.

James

James Keliher

Partner

01392 210700

James is Team Leader for the Corporate Team and has been with the firm since 1995 after 12 years experience in London and the Middle East.

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Sally

Sally Norcross Webb

Partner

01872 265100

Sally is a corporate partner based in our Truro office but also frequently working in London and the central south. She joined the firm in March 2011 having previously led the corporate team at Clarke Willmott's Southampton office. She was originally in the City with Allen & Overy.

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Christian

Christian Wilson

Partner

01872 265100

Christian is a Partner in the Truro Corporate and Commercial team with more than 13 years experience in advising clients on management buy-outs, mergers and acquisitions, share restructuring, incorporations, shareholder agreements and business transfers.

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Guy

Guy Curry

Solicitor

01392 210700

Guy is a Solicitor at the firm. He joined in 1990, after 15 years in London.

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Lynne

Lynne Rathbone

Associate

01392 210700

Lynne is an Associate in the Corporate team based in Exeter, providing straight-forward corporate and general commercial advice to public and private sector business clients.

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Catherine

Catherine Carlton

Solicitor

01392 210700

Catherine works in the Corporate team in Exeter, having trained with the firm and qualified in 2008.

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Giles

Giles Dunning

Solicitor

01872 265100

Giles joined the Corporate Team in the Truro Office in September 2009. He deals with corporate transactional work.

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