Sophie is an Associate in the firm’s corporate team advising on a broad range of corporate matters.
She undertakes a variety of transactional and non-transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, shareholder arrangements, corporate restructuring projects, investments and general company law matters.
Prior to qualifying, Sophie trained at Keystone and experienced a diverse training contract with a strong corporate focus.
Expertise
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate finance
- Business and share capital reorganisations
- Shareholder arrangements
- Company law
- Corporate governance
Experience
Mergers and acquisitions
- Advised on corporate matters for one of the world’s largest systems suppliers in the proposed share sale of the company, and its subsidiary environmental consultancy company to a strategic buyer.
- Advised founder shareholders on the sale of AP Matching to Basware.
- Advised shareholders of Integrated Doorset Solutions Limited on its investment by LDC.
- Advised the owners of Bright Cloud, a leading provider of contact centre and CX platforms services in the UK, on its sale to Gamma Telecom, a business listed on the UK’s AIM market.
- Advised on corporate matters for life sciences compliance software company, Ennov on the UK aspects of its strategic acquisition of CALYX’s Enterprise Technology division.
- Acted for the founding shareholders of Alaco Limited on its sale to Sigma 7.
- Advised leading European IT recruitment group, Cognitive Group on its sale to Focus Cloud to form new global leader in cloud recruitment.
- Acted for First Payment Merchant Services on its sale to the UK’s largest payments company, DNA Payments.
- Advised NYSE-listed ATI, Inc. on UK matters, including advising on the disposals of its UK subsidiaries, including the sale of its Sheffield operations to private equity company Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, acquisitions and group restructurings.
- Advised NYSE-listed company on UK matters, including acquisitions and group restructurings.
Private Equity and venture capital
- Advised a London-based soil-free farming group, Vertical Future, on its £21 million Series A fundraising and subsequent fundraising rounds.
- Advised on a venture capital investment by an ultra-high net worth family office, and related changes to its ownership and control structure.
- Acted for VFX Financial PLC on a significant new investment from a private investor to accelerate expansion plans.
- Acted for a sustainable packaging innovator SME on £3 million seed funding.
- Advised a biotechnology company on its fundraising rounds from high net worth individuals, companies and non-departmental public bodies.
Career
Sophie joined Keystone Law in 2020 and qualified as a solicitor in 2023.