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SimonWallwork Partner simon.wallwork@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1528
Nicky Collins Partner nicky.collins@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1532
Simon Wallwork is a corporate partner based in Manchester and Head of our Corporate and Commercial team. He has over 28 years’ experience advising on acquisitions, disposals, fundraising, private equity and public market transactions, for a wide variety of clients including public and private companies, banks, venture capital funds and partnerships. He has considerable client side experience, spending a number of years working in-house with Pilkington plc. In addition to general corporate work, Simon specialises in the Technology and Life Sciences sectors. He has built up expertise in these sectors developing a deep understanding of their drivers. Simon is consistently ranked in the Top 5 corporation transaction lawyers according to the Experian guides since 2015. Simon is recognised as a leading individual in the Legal 500 Directory and the Chambers Guide, being described as "an extremely experienced lawyer who is not fazed by anything he comes across."
Nicky is a corporate partner and joined Slater Heelis in 2016. She has over 25 years’ experience advising clients on their acquisitions, disposals and restructures as well as their banking and finance requirements. Nicky has always enjoyed working with owner managers of SMEs, whether on the buy or the sell side and has a particular interest in the healthcare sector. Recent work highlights for Nicky include acting for Route Finance Limited which runs a private debt platform that enables individuals to lend directly to borrowers on a secured basis. Nicky has recently completed her fourth transaction for Route in as many months. Nicky is described in the Legal 500 in connection with her work with healthcare clients as being “exceptional in providing the benefit of her wisdom and expert knowledge in a non-patronising and readily understandable manner”. One of Nicky’s clients has also said of her “in respect of my business and professional matters I consider her to be my Kevlar overcoat”. Nicky is a trustee and director of the Alder Hey Children’s Charity and chairs its Spending Committee. She is also Chairs and advises the Board of PRASIS, one of her clients, which is mutually established for the benefit of plastic surgeons.
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