Marriott Harrison - what legal 500 say...

legal500.com: The UK Legal 500 Recommendation for 2011

flotations and – small and mid-cap
Simon Charles leads the team at Marriott Harrison, which acted for 3D Diagnostic Imaging on its IPO on AIM. Broker and NOMAD clients include Merchant Securities and Ambrian Partners.

m & a - smaller deals up to £50m
Marriott Harrison has the scope, with 11 partners, to act on a broader variety of deals than some competitors. Jonathan Pearce and Jon Sweet are key figures. With a strong AIM client base, the team advised Clapham House Group on its takeover by Nando’s Group, and Domino Music Group on its acquisition of Oval Group.

venture capital
Marriott Harrison provides a ‘responsive, flexible and partner-driven service’ to an impressive array of investor clients including Alcuin Capital, Foresight Capital and YFM. Duncan Innes is praised for his ‘good people skills and excellent legal mind’, and is a key member of the team. Dee Sian is ‘one of the most well-informed lawyers in the market’, and continues to handle a raft of work for Beringea – including its investments in Speed-Trap Holdings and the salad bar chain Tossed Limited.

technology, media and entertainment
Marriott Harrison’s busy music industry practice advises on recording and merchandising deals for clients such as Delta Music and Domino Music Publishing. On the film and TV front, the team advised Carnaby Films on issues ranging from music and sales to production finance and distribution. Practice head Tony Morris has ‘excellent knowledge of the entertainment industry’. Hadleigh Graves joined from Statham Gill Davies.