PaulBennett

FRSA, LL.B. (Hons), Solicitor, Consultant

Corporate and Commercial Dudley

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Paul Bennett is a Consultant in the Corporate team at Ansons. He has been ranked as an expert in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for many years, the later directory recognising him as a “Senior Statesperson”. He advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial work for owner-managed and family businesses, as well as overseas investors coming into the UK.His practice spans mergers and acquisitions, company and business sales, corporate reorganisations, management buy-outs and buy-ins and banking and finance work, together with shareholder, partnership and LLP arrangements and long-term succession planning.

Deal experience and track record

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With Paul Bennett 27 November 2025

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Practice areas

Paul's expertise covers

Mergers, acquisitions and disposals
Management buy-outs / buy-ins
Cross-border transactions and inward investment
Corporate reorganisations and group restructures
Shareholder agreements and investment documentation
Banking, security and finance arrangements
Joint ventures and strategic alliances
Business succession and exit planning

Track record

Recent experience

£250m+ of completed transactions

Over his career, Paul has advised on more than 250 corporate transactions for owner-managed and family businesses, as well as investor-backed groups, with an aggregate deal value in excess of £1 billion.

Feedback

Paul's feedback

From clients.

Paul's knowledge, truly personal service and commitment to help us bring everything to fruition was exceptional.

Chambers and Partners

Paul Bennett's client service and general level of service is strong.

Chambers and Partners

When things didn't go as originally envisioned, he was innovative in proposing solutions.

Chambers and Partners

Thank you for all your support over the last ten years or so it has been really appreciated.Your calm, knowledgeable support has been invaluable, and you are a credit to your profession.On a personal level I don’t know how I would have got through this without you.

Telecoms Client

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