Oliver Kelly
Partner
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Location
Southampton
Profile
Services
Oliver specialises in mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, management buy-ins, buy-in management buyouts, private equity transactions and venture capital trusts. He also has expertise in other types of investments and fundraising, cross border transactions, corporate reorganisation and restructuring, shareholder agreements and issues relating to company constitutions. Oliver has been commended for his ‘ability to navigate complex transactions when providing valuable legal counsel to ensure successful deal outcomes’ as the Lawyer of the Year 2024 at the Solent Deal Awards.
His commercial advice covers commercial contracts, IT and technology contracts, outsourcing, franchising and intellectual property.
""'Ollie is a highly commercial lawyer who is very easy to do work with.'
Chambers UK, 2024
'He's a very professional, aware and responsive lawyer.'
Chambers UK, 2024
'Ollie is a go-to when I have technical legal questions and I always value and appreciate his input.'
Chambers UK, 2024
Career Highlights
- £120 million sale of HobbyCraft to Bridgepoint Capital and reinvestment by shareholders and management
- Buyout of a global travel business, The Appointment Group, by Apiary Capital
- Secondary buy-out of Specialist Journeys by Kings Park Capital
- Management buyout of World of Books by Bridges Ventures
- £72 million merger between Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox