In this episode John speaks to Leon Gorman of Think Acquisition. Leon speaks about how he helps business owners in the property sector to exit their business. He can also help buyers acquire businesses by finding target property businesses to acquire. Buy a Business | Think Acquisition...
May 23, 2025•24 min
In this episode John has been speaking to Rish who is the business setup advisor at Inzone in UAE. Rish has explained to John that the Dubai Government is committed to Dubai becoming the epicentre of trade. When you listen to the podcast, Rish also explains how to setup a business in UAE. When you listen to the podcast, Rish explains that you don't need to be a big organisation to setup a company in Dubai and the process is quick and inexpensive.
Apr 09, 2025•15 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this episode John talks to Julian Becker from Trade Mark Enforcement services. Julian explains how he has helped with 40,000 enforcements and how he uses the US law to take fake products off the internet.
Mar 05, 2025•36 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Following the Autumn Statement last year, John has been speaking to David Evans from Sedulo about what the changes mean to the M&A market.
Feb 10, 2025•18 min
In this podcast, John has been speaking to Kate Burt of HiveRisk about the risks that should be considered when involved in a law firm M&A deal or management buy out. Kate talks about how to manage risk including considering AML and cyber security risks and she also talks about her journey from personal injury lawyer to running her own business.
Dec 04, 2024•18 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this podcast, John Andrews speaks to specialist intellectual property lawyer Lakmal Walawage about how ip transfers during an M&A deal. They also talk about the value of IP and how important it is to understand the value and to audit your IP.
Nov 13, 2024•22 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The Government will deliver its first autumn statement on 30th October but what can businesses expect? The mergers and acquisitions market has been busy, because there is a fear that capital gains tax will be increased. In this podcast John talks to David Evans from Sedulo about the autumn statement and capital gains tax.
Oct 15, 2024•24 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Specialist employment lawyer Laura Wharton talks to the Deal Lawyer about what happens to employees in a deal. When buying or selling a business, the employees should be considered. In this podcast, Laura explains, employment lawyers should be brought in at an early stage to plan. Often Laura is brought in two years before a business is sold. In the podcast, Laura highlights some things that those buying or selling a business should think about. https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-wharton-she-her-...
Jun 24, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 5
June is the month when we celebrate employee ownership day. What is an employee ownership trust and why is it a popular method to exit a business? JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews talks to corporate lawyer and employee ownership trust specialist Sara Bluston. https://www.jmw.co.uk/people/sara-bluston
Jun 20, 2024•11 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Often in M&A deals property is involved. It is important to seek specialist advice about how to best manage the property aspect of the transaction. In this podcast, John has been speaking to Maisie Ayres, Masie is a property litigator and warns of some of the pitfalls.
May 14, 2024•14 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode of the Deal Lawyer Podcast, John talks to Scott Bell of JMW's Commercial Road Transport Division and David Roberts of Connect Corporate Finance.
Feb 01, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 2
JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews has been speaking to Lawrence McGinley about earnouts. John explores what they are, how they work, what the pitfalls are and the tax implications. If you'd like to speak to John you can phone 07768 266036.
Jan 24, 2024•23 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The Deal Lawyer John Andrews speaks to insolvency lawyer Alejandro Worthington about insolvency events. In particular, Alejandro discusses the duties a directors' duties to the company.
Nov 21, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode, John Andrews - the Deal Lawyer talks to specialist business coach Martin Robert Hall. Martin works with professional athletes, elite sports clubs and business owners. Martin is able to use some of the techniques used in sport in the business setting. The heart is for business owners to understand what they want, what is the vision? What do they want to achieve and why? Then who is on the journey. John Andrews - https://www.jmw.co.uk/people/john-andrews Martin Robert Hall - https...
Oct 23, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Specialist commercial contract lawyer Richard Parkinson explains how business owners should get their contracts ready for a sale. Richard also explains some of the language in contracts.
Sep 26, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 9
John Andrews, The Deal Lawyer, talks to Mike Blood. Mike is the head of JMW Corporate in Manchester and has worked with Manchester United and other sports clubs. Mike gives tips about how to buy a sports club.
Sep 21, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode of the Deal Lawyer Podcast, John has been speaking to Steven Radcliffe Consulting Director at RSM and ESG specialist. John talks to Steven about what ESG is and what SME businesses need to know about ESG.
Jul 04, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode John has been speaking to Nathan Dean who is a senior associate solicitor within JMW's Commercial Litigation team. Nathan explains how businesses can collect debt and practical steps businesses can take to help prevent the need for debt collection.
May 11, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews discusses breach of warranty claims with Claire Brown who is a specialist litigation lawyer.
May 02, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode, John has been speaking to Andrew Campbell of FAB Assurance. FAB Assurance provide deferred consideration insurance and have seen an increase in employee ownership trust deals. www.fab-assurance.com
Apr 11, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode John has been speaking to Kelsey Froehlich from the Mintz Group about how Mintz can assist business owners conduct investigations. This can include investigations into source of funds in corporate transactions and due diligence.
Mar 24, 2023•10 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews speaks to Carsten Jensen who has just acquired a new business. Carsten explains what the process was like, what he's most excited about and his future plans. john.andrews@jmw.co.uk 0203 675 7600
Jan 20, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this podcast John speaks to specialist Employment Law Solicitor Chris Deeley about what happens to employees when there has been a business acquisition. In particular, Chris talks about TUPE.
Jan 11, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this podcast, JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews talks to Alex O'Leary who is a specialist corporate lawyer with experience in selling businesses to an employee ownership trust (EOT). There are tax advantages of an EOT as well as preserving the legacy of the company. For more information call 00345 646 1745 or email alex.oleary@jmw.co.uk
Dec 06, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode John talks to Stephen Chan. Stephen is a Partner at Harper MacLeod Solicitors at their Edinburgh office and is the author of 'A Practical Guide to Partnership Law in Scotland.' Scottish Law is a separate jurisdiction to England and Wales. John and Stephen talk about the differences and how they can work together on corporate deals both north and south of the border. To contact John, please call 0345 646 1745.
Nov 09, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode, JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews talks to Emily Chamberlain who is the Mergers & Acquisitions Vice President of Lockton Insurance Brokers. You can contact John on 0345 646 1745.
Nov 02, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 9
A recent court judgment means that decisions made by a director when there is only one director in a company may be invalid. JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews is joined by Solicitor Matthew Rosenberg. Matthew explains the decision and John and Matthew explain how they can help owner directors. You can contact John on 0345 646 1745.
Oct 11, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 8
John Andrews is the JMW Deal Lawyer from JMW Solicitors LLP. John has experience buying high profile businesses such as football clubs and software companies. In this podcast, John explains how he can help buy a high profile business. For more information please contact John on 0345 646 1745.
Oct 10, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode of the Deal Lawyer Podcast, John explains the various types of legal entity and explains each in detail to help business owners decide which is best for them. John can provide more bespoke advice if you contact him on 0345 646 1745.
Sep 27, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode of the Deal Lawyer Podcast with John Andrews, John explains what articles are and why shareholders should consider adopting bespoke articles rather than the standard model articles. John also explains what a shareholders agreement is and the difference between articles and a shareholders agreement. To contact John call 0345 646 1745.
Sep 20, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 5