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We have an in-depth understanding of the automotive sector and dealership market. We appreciate the pressure of running a business within a demanding and changing framework of procedures, incentives and controls from manufacturers and regulators.
Find out more about the team and how we can help you below.
Our clients include
- Bristol Cars
- Continental
- Chrysler
- Fiat
- Frazer-Nash
- Magal Engineering
- Marshalls
- Mercedes Benz
- Porsche
- Ssangyong
The quality of the individuals in the team drives an impressive client base and complex transactions.
Legal 500 UK 2021
Case study: Ridgeway Group
Over 20 years we’ve supported Ridgeway Group’s expansion from start-up to exit, via the largest deal in the industry for a decade. With centres across the middle and south of England, they are a multi-franchise dealer, offering new and used cars, vans and trucks. They have 12 brand partnerships through 30 franchised dealerships, including Audi, BMW and Jaguar. In 2015, turnover was £722.6 million. In May 2016 Ridgeway Group was acquired by Marshall Motor Holdings PLC (MMH). The deal made MMH the seventh largest car dealership in the UK with a £2.2 billion turnover.
Technically very able and very personable.
Legal 500 UK 2021
How we can help you
- mergers and acquisitions
- property and planning
- disposals, joint ventures and shareholder agreements
- franchising, sponsorship, distribution, manufacturing, supply, employment and outsourcing
- commercial contracts
- cybersecurity and data protection
- disputes: High Court cases to day-to-day issues covering commercial, debt recovery, employment, fraud, insurance, product liability and property
- employment law
- environmental advisory including trade effluent licensing
- finance and security issues including restructuring, board and insolvency risk
- intellectual property
- pensions
- regulatory guidance: consumer Credit Act, FSA rules, Sale of goods and supply of goods and services Acts
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