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Sarah Quinnell
Senior Associate
Corporate
Sarah acts within our Corporate team 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.
Sarah works primarily in our London office but also collaborates closely with colleagues in our other locations.
Work highlights
FINANCING AND ACQUISITIONS
Acting for multiple clients in the supported living sector on the financing and acquisitions of over £150m of projects.
MBO
Acting for multiple clients on re-organisations and management buy-outs.
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.
Services
Recent articles
Media spotlight
DMH Stallard has advised BDX Group Ltd and Socrates Holdings Ltd on the successful acquisition of Socrates Imaging B.V. and Socrates Imaging Ltd.
Chris Simmons28/09/2026
Insights
The ‘Capital Access Window’ lets an AIM company that is undertaking an equity fundraising, or a corporate transaction involving the issue of further AIM securities, ask the LSE to temporarily suspend trading in its shares
30/10/2026
Insights
DMH Stallard has advised the shareholders of UK consultancy INFRACO on the sale of their business to Australian water and infrastructure consultancy Sequana, backed by Pemba Capital Partners.
28/10/2026
Announcements
DMH Stallard has reinforced its position as the South East's leading law firm with another strong performance in the Chambers and Partners 2027 legal rankings.
20/10/2026