Sarah Quinnell
Senior Associate
Corporate
Currently on maternity leave. For further assistance please contact another member of the corporate team.
Sarah acts for owner-managers, entrepreneurs, limited liability partnerships, companies, banks and financial institutions. Her sector expertise includes insurance, solar energy and other renewables, care homes, specialist schools and supported living housing.
Work highlights
PRIVATE EQUITY
Advising the shareholders of an established client to a major private equity acquirer; achieving a high multiple of earnings after a competitive deal process for over £80M.
ACQUISITION
Advising Serviced Office Group plc (AIM: SVO), a provider of flexible office space and IT solutions, on its recent acquisition of Avanta Managed Offices Limited and associated placing (arranged by Shore Capital) and amendment and restatement of HSBC banking facilities.
SHAREHOLDER SALE
Advising the shareholders on the sale of a privately-held insurance group to a French acquirer.
SHAREHOLDER SALE
Advising the shareholders of Marlborough Communications Ltd, a specialist supplier of electronic warfare, communications and surveillance technology, in their sale to Cohort PLC.
SHARE SALE
Advising the shareholders of TriSystems Ltd in their sale of shares to EBIX Singapore PTE Ltd, a subsidiary of Ebix, Inc.(NASDAQ:EBIX).
INVESTMENT
Advising Secret Sales Limited on its investment from a syndicate of institutional investors, which included Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, Pentech Ventures and OCP Innovation (a fund managed by Partech).
FINANCING
Advising Cape Sierra Hotel Company Limited on the project financing for the new development of Hilton Freetown Cape Sierra Hotel in Sierra Leone.
DISPOSALS AND ACQUISITIONS
Advising a financial institution and private company on various solar energy projects, acquisitions and disposals.
SHAREHOLDER SALE
Advising the shareholders of Kineo, an e-learning and technology company, on their sale to City & Guilds.
Recent articles
Resources
Get tips from the experts on becoming investor ready in order to grow your business.
26/03/2024
Resources
Valuable tips from Restructuring and Insolvency expert and Partner, Frank Bouette, on how to maximise the opportunity when buying from Administrators.
22/03/2024
Media spotlight
11/03/2024
Resources
Episode 9 from a series of articles written by Jonathan Grant, Partner and Head of Corporate, aiming to demystify the corporate market and highlight trends in a non-technical manner.
07/03/2024