Rachel Kelly

Senior Associate

Rachel specialises in corporate transactions including M&A and reorganisations, with particular experience in the leisure, food & drink and retail & consumer goods sectors, and has also worked on a number of private equity and venture capital transactions.

Rachel manages our Company Secretarial compliance team and provides guidance on the statutory requirements for companies, including advice on the incorporation and dissolution of companies and LLPs in the UK, filing and register compliance and advises on general aspects of company law including constitutional documents and articles of association.

Recent transactions include advising on the international acquisition of Bristol Uniforms by MSA Safety for US$64m (winner of Deal of the Year at the Insider South West Dealmaker Awards), the sale of Rainmakers CSI Ltd to STRAT7 for an undisclosed amount and Westcoast Properties on its high-value management buyout.

Rachel recently undertook a secondment to Pets at Home, advising and supporting them with legal documentation in connection with the completion of various joint ventures and acquisitions, gaining valuable commercial insight.

Rachel is also an ED&I champion – she’s been awarded “Diversity Champion” by Bristol City Council, supports the establishment of TLT’s Ethnic Diversity Network and is Co-chair of the Ethnic Diversity Network

Jurisdiction: England & Wales