James Partridge

Senior Partner

Specialisms and expertise

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Joint ventures
• Corporate structures
• Complex commercial contracts, including PFI projects and outsourcing.

Past and present projects

• A three way cross border merger in the soft fruits industry
• Acting for an AIM listed company on an acquisition by way of cash and vendor placing
• The sale of a property holding special purpose vehicle
• The acquisition of a department store
• The acquisition by a company of its own shares for £6 million.

Types of client

James has wide experience of advising businesses of all sizes and types but has particular knowledge of the road construction, food production, property and professional service sectors.

Achievements and other appointments

James is recognised as a "leader in the field" in the Corporate Finance section of the leading independent guide to UK law firms, Chambers UK. Clients in the 2011 edition admire James for his “experience, thoroughness and imagination”, and the 2009 edition praises him for his deep knowledge and commercially minded approach.

Profile

James holds a law degree from Cambridge University. He qualified in 1983 and joined the firm after training and practising with City firm Lawrence Graham.

James lives in East Sussex with his wife, has two grown up children and is a serving officer in the Territorial Army.