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LAW FIRM MARTIN HULLS OUR PEOPLE ROBERT THOMPSON KATHERINE HAY-HEDDLE RICHARD BUTTS * Martin Hulls, Partner, Head of Corporate martin.hulls@wardhadaway.com * Robert Thompson, Partner, Corporate robert.thompson@wardhadaway.com * Katherine Hay-Heddle, Partner, Corporate katherine.hay-heddle@wardhadaway.com * Richard Butts, Partner, Corporate richard.butts@wardhadaway.com * Julie Harrison, Partner, Head of Banking and Finance julie.harrison@wardhadaway.com * Imogen Holland, Partner, Corporate and Banking imogen.holland@wardhadaway.com * Gavin Maddison, Partner, Corporate gavin.maddison@wardhadaway.com * James Nightingale, Partner, Corporate james.nightingale@wardhadaway.com NOTABLE DEALS JULIE HARRISON IMOGEN HOLLAND * Advising on the secondary buy-out of Frank Recruitment Group by TPG * Advising on the sale of North East nursery business Kids 1st to Busy Bees * Advising management on the investment by FTV Capital in True Potential, valuing business at £150 million * Advising on the sale of Wrap Film Systems, the company behind Bacofoil, to Melitta * Advising the management team on the MBO of The Pen Shop * Advising Teesport owner PD Ports on its acquisition of inland port complex Groveport NUMBER OF STAFF CONTACT Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DX 5 Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP Tel: 0191 204 4000 Email: martin.hulls@wardhadaway.com Web: www.wardhadaway.com MAJOR CLIENTS Technology Services Group Limited, Newcastle International Airport, PD Ports, The Bannatyne Group, Mitchell Farrar Group, Springfield Healthcare Group, Frank Recruitment Group, Business Growth Fund, West Cumbria Mining TRANSACTIONS COMPLETED £500K JUNE15-MAY16 Over 40 CORPORATE STATEMENT Leading: One of the UK's Top 100 law firms, and a recognised leading player across the North. Strength: Over 25 corporate lawyers, supported by over 250 lawyers across the firm Breadth: Corporate team includes in-house tax and banking specialists Depth: Clients range from individuals & entrepreneurs to SMEs, owner managed businesses, high profile PLCs, international businesses, equity funders and debt providers A Northern law firm for national business: Offices in Newcastle, Leeds & Manchester International reach: Active member of GGi, one of the largest independent alliances of legal, accounting and consulting firms with reach across the globe. 450+ directory GAVIN MADDISON property services VIEW OUR ONLINE ENTRY JAMES NIGHTINGALE directory corporate finance services director WARD HADAWAY SERVICES Funding (Debt, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Crowd Funding and peer-to-peer lending, Angel investment), IPOs, Public market fundraisings, Company / Business acquisitions, Company / Business sales, Share schemes, Integrated tax support All supported by a full service commercial law firm. 61 https://www.insidermedia.com/business_directory/profile/profile-4048 https://www.insidermedia.com/business_directory/profile/profile-2457 http://www.wardhadaway.com http://www.wardhadaway.com https://www.insidermedia.com/business_directory/detail/business-2691

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