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We are a team of more than 500 professionals, with the depth of experience which makes us genuine experts in our fields. Together, gunnercooke’s people have strength across just about every corporate discipline and sector. We provide legal, commercial and strategic advice that delivers real value to the clients we work with, which span from multinational enterprises through to unicorns and non-for-profit organisations. Our breadth of expertise covers some of the most interesting and important emerging disciplines, from ESG and charity law, to blockchain and competition.
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The gunnercooke group has 15 main global offices across England, Scotland, the US, Germany and Austria, with further plans for growth in the coming years. These offices enhance the existing in-house capability of our dedicated international teams and dual-qualified experts that cover Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, China, India, Poland and Hungary. Our team have clients across 123 jurisdictions, speak 46 languages and are dual-qualified in 21 jurisdictions. Our expertise means we can offer large teams to carry out complex cross-border matters for major international clients.
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gunnercooke is the fastest growing corporate law firm in the UK, now making its mark globally. We comprise a rapidly growing number of experts spanning legal and other disciplines. Clients benefit from flexible options on fees to suit their needs, access to a wider network of senior experts throughout the relationship, and legal advice which is complemented by an understanding of the commercial aspects of running a business.
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Expertise
Nick has a natural aptitude for understanding commercial issues, which makes him a welcome trusted advisor to the Management teams he advises. He advises on corporate and corporate finance transactions, and is completely focused on ensuring that the client’s objective from a transaction is at the forefront of everyone’s agenda. Nick advises on acquisitions, disposals, management buy-outs and buy-ins, private equity transactions, reverse takeovers, joint ventures, shareholder issues, capital reductions and buy-backs.
Nick Advises
- Entrepreneurial management teams
- Large corporates
Experience Highlights
- Advising the Management team of Busy Bees Nurseries on their sale to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund.
- Advising a NASDAQ listed industrial services group on a £90m acquisition.
- Advising the Management team or Klarius Products on their acquisition from administration.
- Advising AIM listed CBG Group Plc on its recommended takeover by Giles Insurance Brokers.
- Acting for the shareholders of HC Recruitment on its merger with Assist Recruitment.
- Advising an AIM listed Plc on a series of acquisitions and disposals.
- Acting for shareholders on the disposal of their catering business to an FTSE 100 listed company.
- Acting for the shareholders of Columbia Design & Build Limited on the sale of the entire issued share capital to AIM listed Formation Group plc instituting a reverse takeover.
- Acting on several sales of business and assets by an administrator.
- Advising on carrying out section 110 demergers as part of tax reorganisation.
Career History
Previous Law Firms
- Shammah Nicholls LLP
Previous Businesses
- Acting general counsel, Klarius Group
Education
- College of Law, York, LPC
- University of Hull, Law with German; 2:1
Expertise
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Nick has a natural aptitude for understanding commercial issues, which makes him a welcome trusted advisor to the Management teams he advises. He advises on corporate and corporate finance transactions, and is completely focused on ensuring that the client’s objective from a transaction is at the forefront of everyone’s agenda. Nick advises on acquisitions, disposals, management buy-outs and buy-ins, private equity transactions, reverse takeovers, joint ventures, shareholder issues, capital reductions and buy-backs.
Nick Advises
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- Entrepreneurial management teams
- Large corporates
Experience Highlights
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- Advising the Management team of Busy Bees Nurseries on their sale to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund.
- Advising a NASDAQ listed industrial services group on a £90m acquisition.
- Advising the Management team or Klarius Products on their acquisition from administration.
- Advising AIM listed CBG Group Plc on its recommended takeover by Giles Insurance Brokers.
- Acting for the shareholders of HC Recruitment on its merger with Assist Recruitment.
- Advising an AIM listed Plc on a series of acquisitions and disposals.
- Acting for shareholders on the disposal of their catering business to an FTSE 100 listed company.
- Acting for the shareholders of Columbia Design & Build Limited on the sale of the entire issued share capital to AIM listed Formation Group plc instituting a reverse takeover.
- Acting on several sales of business and assets by an administrator.
- Advising on carrying out section 110 demergers as part of tax reorganisation.
Career History
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Previous Law Firms
- Shammah Nicholls LLP
Previous Businesses
- Acting general counsel, Klarius Group
Education
- College of Law, York, LPC
- University of Hull, Law with German; 2:1
Testimonials
Nick has been our trusted adviser over the past four years and continues to provide us with great advice. Nick’s commercial understanding of issues that arise together with his ability to lead transactions to completion keeping our objectives at the forefront set him aside from the majority of lawyers.
Detectamet Limited
Managing DirectorNick is a first rate lawyer whose really knows his stuff and whose reputation precedes him. Knowledgeable, diligent, tenacious and highly professional he gets the job done. If you're looking for a positive result - hire him!
Momentum Instore
Finance DirectorNick Ducker is an exceptional adviser who we could not be without.
He is absolutely first class in everything he does.
Chambers UK
2023‘First Class service and good time.’
Mr F
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