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Stuart Mullins

Partner

Stuart Mullins

Partner

“Stuart Mullins has always been highly professional, commercial and responsive, often in high pressure environments…Stuart is exactly the kind of advisor I want on my team.”

James Hawksworth – RSM

Stuart Mullins is a partner in the corporate and commercial team, and member of forburyTECH, a tech start-up advisory of Clarkslegal.

Stuart has over 15 years’ experience providing corporate and business law advice to a wide range of businesses including start-ups, owner-managed businesses, SMEs and large listed corporates.

His expertise includes advising clients on M&A, restructurings, insolvency, Employee Ownership Trusts to shareholder and partnership issues, and also advises on a wide range of commercial matters including licence and service agreements, charitable organisations and constitutions.

Stuart acts for domestic and international businesses across a range of sectors, with particular expertise in the technology space.
Stuart Mullins

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Experience

Fundraising – angels, private equity, venture capital

Stuart has extensive experience advising both investors and businesses in respect of all aspects of funding, including angel, and series fund raises.

Business divorce

Stuart advises both businesses and individuals in respect of shareholder and business owner disputes.

Shareholders’ agreements and joint ventures

Stuart advises on drafting partnership agreements, shareholder agreements and articles of association.

Business and Corporate Structures

Stuart advises clients on business and corporate structures; including de-mergers and re-organisations, Employee Ownership Trusts and sales and acquisitions.

Insolvency & Restructuring

Stuart advises on all aspects of non- contentious corporate insolvency with a particular focus on solvent liquidations along with experience in advising on directors duties and conduct.

Shareholdings and Share Re-organisations

Stuart advises on, share capital consolidations, buy backs, demergers, changes to rights attaching to shares and share classifications and rights issues.

What our clients say

“Stuart and the rest of the team provided expert support during a recent corporate restructuring. We were calmly guided through the complex legal process, and realised significant additional benefits directly related to the advice provided.”

Stefan Zabel, Director, Wood Designer Ltd

“We instructed Stuart Mullins at Clarkslegal to assist with a recent corporate transaction. We found him, the corporate commercial and the property team supportive, proactive and efficient in taking us through the transaction to completion. We would recommend Clarkslegal for corporate and commercial legal advice and support to any business.”

Tracy Keane, Director, Hydratec

“I had an excellent experience working with Stuart Mullins. He was thoughtful, pragmatic, and extremely efficient. Thank you very much for all your hard work to get the deal across the line.”

Jerry Izard, Director, Independent Optics Ltd

“Stuart Mullins was great at understanding what my needs were and responded in a timely manner every time. It was great to talk to someone who understood our situation and moved my transaction to completion efficiently and diligently. I really appreciated the extent to which Stuart explained everything to me regarding the transaction agreement, which gave me so much confidence when speaking to the purchaser”.

Jan Tupper, Proprietor, Arniss Equestrian Ltd

“I was impressed with the speed, turnaround and frequency of communication in my dealings with Stuart Mullins, in concluding my share purchase.”

Nigel Keene, Managing Director, Whiteknights Estate Agents

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