Rob Ridd

Rob advises at all stages of the business cycle, including company incorporations and reorganisations, shareholders’ agreements, acquisitions and disposals, fund-raisings and regulatory matters.

Rob is a partner in the Corporate team. He has built a reputation for excellence in the Bristol corporate finance market and acts for a diverse client base, from startups to listed entities, LLPs and traditional partnerships.

Rob’s commercial and pragmatic character reflects the firm’s values – marrying technical expertise and diverse transactional experience with a constructive, relationship-focused professional approach.

Rob is one of the firm’s team of Mental Health First-Aiders, having qualified with MHFA England.

How Rob can help you

Rob’s core capability is in delivering complex transactions, using technological solutions, experienced negotiating techniques and a commercial approach to provide a personal service, bespoke to each client’s objectives.

Rob leads the corporate side of our Sport team, acting for clubs and sports organisations on corporate governance, as well as supporting players in their business activities and other stakeholders in relation to transactional activity. Rob also supports our Social Housing sector on corporate governance and transactions

Rob regularly advises clients on all aspects of their corporate and commercial needs, but has specific expertise in:

• Company incorporations;
• Corporate constitutions, including articles of association, shareholders’ agreements, limited liability partnership agreements and partnership agreements;
• Debt fund-raisings, including facility agreements, corporate security and personal guarantees;
• Venture capital and private equity fund-raisings, including investment agreements and loan note instruments;
• Value returns, including share buybacks and reductions of share capital;
• Transaction structuring, such as heads of terms, letters of intent and memorandums of understanding for a variety of different structures including share and business acquisitions, MBOs and others;
• Due diligence investigations and reports;
• Transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements, asset sale agreements and disclosure processes;
• Contingent consideration structures, including addressing tax aspects;
• Continuing regulatory matters, including directors’ duties.

Experience

Rob leads corporate advice to US sports and entertainment group The.Team SME on their UK affairs, including acquisitions of Key Sports Management, Esportif Rugby and Paradigm Music, and the disposal of their Boxing division.

He also advises Goonvean Group and Bradfords Building Supplies on their respective corporate strategies, leading on a variety of acquisition and disposal transactions in diverse sectors.

Other recent transactions include the sales of Jubb Group and Saxon Care Solutions, and the acquisition of The Park, Cornwall.

Notable clients include Turtle Bay Restaurants, Osprey Maritime, Applus+ and Sustainable Drainage Systems.

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