• Retail, leisure and hospitality

Darwin & Wallace Limited

December 2024

Structure and deliver on the acquisition of Darwin & Wallace by the Portobello Pub Company.

More on the deal

Deal value: Undisclosed

More on the deal
  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Private client

June 2023

Purchase of hotel

Deal value: £10 million

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Emerald Supplies Limited

May 2022

Refinancing in an insolvency.

Deal value: Undisclosed

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Drink Crafty Limited

August 2022

Acquisition of entire issued share capital.

Deal value: Undisclosed

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Private clients

December 2022

Sale of café

Deal value: £0.5 million

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Private clients

December 2022

Sale of LLP and company

Deal value: £3 million

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Project Diamond

October 2022

Disposal of the business and assets of a jewellery franchise business to an internationally renowned jewellery company.

Deal value: Undisclosed

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Project Hake

October 2022

Acquisition of the business and assets of a jewellers.

Deal value: Undisclosed

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Hotel and restaurant business

August 2022

Sale of business and assets

Deal value: £4 million

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Garden centre business

August 2022

Sale of garden centres

Deal value: £5 million

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Private clients

June 2022

Sale of jewelry business

Deal value: £1 million

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Stanwell House Hotel

April 2021

Advising the buyers on the purchase of Stanwell House Hotel, based in the New Forest, Hampshire.

Deal value: Undisclosed

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Project Redwood

February 2021

Acting for a Group in the industrial sector in relation to the restructuring of a management buy out

Deal value: £3.5 million

  • Retail, leisure and hospitality

Darwin & Wallace Limited

Advising Darwin & Wallace Limited on its debt fundraising and on its open offer

Deal value: Undisclosed

Our team of corporate solicitors

Rebecca Chaplin

Rebecca Chaplin

Partner | Insolvency and Restructuring

023 8202 5012

View profile
Roger Bailey

Roger Bailey

Partner | Corporate, Real Estate Finance

023 8071 8061

View profile
David Bright

David Bright

Partner | Corporate

023 8071 8035

View profile
Kirsty Leary

Kirsty Leary

Partner | Corporate, Real Estate Finance

023 8071 8883

View profile
Mark Lucas

Mark Lucas

Partner | Corporate

01483 464202

View profile
Jeremy Over

Jeremy Over

Partner | Corporate, Real Estate Finance

023 8071 8025

View profile
Heather Dobson

Heather Dobson

Partner | Insolvency and Restructuring

023 8202 5017

View profile
Polly Cross

Polly Cross

Partner | Corporate

023 8071 8087

View profile
Matthew Devine

Matthew Devine

Senior Associate | Corporate

01483 464298

View profile
Jack Courtney

Jack Courtney

Associate | Corporate

023 8071 0800

View profile
Isabelle Balch

Isabelle Balch

Associate | Corporate, Real Estate Finance

023 8071 6033

View profile
Christopher Parsons

Christopher Parsons

Associate | Insolvency and Restructuring

02382 025027

View profile
Ashley Cooper

Ashley Cooper

Solicitor | Corporate

079 1846 3238

View profile
Avneet Dosanjh

Avneet Dosanjh

Solicitor | Corporate

+44 23 8071 8030

View profile
Antonia Roberts

Antonia Roberts

Solicitor | Corporate

023 8071 8058

View profile
Laura Rochford

Laura Rochford

Solicitor | Insolvency and Restructuring

01483 543210

View profile
Max Aitken

Max Aitken

Trainee Solicitor | Corporate

+44 01483 464232

View profile
Nitzan Cohen

Nitzan Cohen

Consultant | Corporate

01483 464253

View profile
Zachary Burnham

Zachary Burnham

Senior Paralegal | Corporate

023 8071 8195

View profile
Sue Lambert

Sue Lambert

Senior Paralegal MCILEx | Insolvency and Restructuring

023 8202 5016

View profile
Aneesh Banerjee

Aneesh Banerjee

Paralegal | Corporate

023 8071 8007

View profile
Micky Tanzam

Micky Tanzam

Paralegal | Corporate

+44 23 8071 8044

View profile

Contact our corporate team

Explore our corporate legal insights

Preparing your company for sale

Jack Courtney

Associate

New Responsibilities for directors and persons with significant control

Mark Lucas

Partner

Navigating pricing mechanics in business transactions

Matthew Devine

Senior Associate

Celebrating a stellar year: Moore Barlow corporate team’s top deals of 2024 

Jeremy Over

Partner

Moore Barlow corporate team celebrates successful 2024

Jeremy Over

Partner

Prepare your company for sale this festive season

Jack Courtney

Associate

National company swoops for long-established insurance broker

Jeremy Over

Partner

When should I start thinking about my exit strategy?

Isabelle Balch

Associate

A guide to mergers and acquisitions

Avneet Dosanjh

Solicitor

Guide to mergers and acquisitions

Avneet Dosanjh

Solicitor

What is a shareholder dispute?

Ashley Cooper

Solicitor

Guide to partnership agreements

Ashley Cooper

Solicitor

Don’t take our word for it…

Moore Barlow provides great partner attention coupled with an objective approach to transactions. We have yet to encounter a situation where the firm cannot act and lead the process successfully.

Chambers and Partners, 2025

The firm’s partners are a key strength, as they are accessible, knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with. They have a strong grasp of all issues and are extremely commercially aware and responsive.

Chambers and Partners, 2025

Highly professional, personable and engaging, Moore Barlow brings deep subject matter knowledge to their application of the law. In technology, this is hugely valuable as it enables us to plan ahead and manage change with less risk and more control.

Legal 500, 2025

Moore Barlow boasts a solid corporate group that benefits from an extensive network of offices across the region. The firm offers counsel to a clientele of corporates and private equity sponsors in connection with domestic and cross-border M&A and corporate governance matters. Sector expertise encompasses technology and life sciences, among others.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

The Moore Barlow corporate team fulfils the classic criteria: small enough to care, big enough to cope. Partners are visible and add tangible value even on smaller transactions, and the team combines commercial acumen with a firm technical grasp.

Legal 500, 2024

Moore Barlow is a practice that focuses on providing a full service to their clients, led by partners that understand the need for legal practice to reflect and take into account the commercial drivers behind transactions. We have worked with Moore Barlow over multiple years because of their depth of knowledge, attention to detail, excellent project management and congeniality in front of clients.

Legal 500, 2022

Our family have used the lawyers at this firm for over 40 years. As such we have built a good relationship with key members of the team. As solicitors have changed over the years, the understanding of our business and our family have helped build a strong and reliable relationship. When I came to consider selling the business, the team helped me through every stage of the process. With an in-depth knowledge of our business and history, their advice and support were of critical importance to me.

Legal 500, 2022

Moore Barlow has a very useful practice for clients outside of Central London with a range of unique skills to support international business requirements.

Legal 500, 2024

Very approachable team of people who help you put practical solutions in place. Moore Barlow has become a one stop shop because they have a a very broad range of legal skills to accommodate all our business needs.

Legal 500, 2022