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Salim Somjee

Partner

salim.somjee@cripps.co.uk
+44 (0)1892 489 514

I’m a partner in the corporate team where clients value me for my passion for wanting to help them to achieve their objectives.

I have over 20 years’ experience in advising directors and shareholders on a range of different types of corporate transactions. Having worked with acquirers, sellers, management teams, banks and private equity, I have a good sense for what is reasonable to ensure that the interests of all parties are fairly protected. In addition to the UK based clients I work with, I have clients in the US and Spain (I am fluent in Spanish) and a lot of the work I do has a cross-border element to it.

My primary focus is on helping our clients achieve their goals. I engage with them to understand their needs and work with them to find a sensible way to achieve their objectives.

Areas of expertise:

  • Transactions involving private equity/growth capital
  • Business acquisitions and disposals
  • Corporate finance
  • Investments in companies

Qualifications and memberships

  • Qualified in September 2001
  • The Law Society
salim.somjee@cripps.co.uk +44 (0)1892 489 514

My experience

Advised US private equity backed Uniguest on its UK acquisitions, including the acquisition of Tripleplay, with global operations.

Advised Mobeus Equity Partners on its growth capital investment in Connect Childcare.

Advised the shareholders of Sahara Holdings Limited on the sale of the Sahara group of companies to Nasdaq quoted Boxlight Corporation.

Advised a group of further education colleges (EKC Group) on its acquisition of certain elements of Hadlow and West Kent & Ashford Colleges.

Advised the shareholders of Credence Background & Screening on the sale of the company to Canadian private equity backed Certn.

Advised Big Motoring World on its acquisition of SW Car Supermarket.

How we made a difference

Salim Somjee must do nothing else but think about helping his clients get the best result.

Legal 500 2022

The professional service provided by Helen and Salim was superb and went beyond our expectations as an investor. Their ability to strike a perfect balance between providing transaction support and legal advice was critical to completing a complex deal with multiple co-investors.

Rowan Grobler

Investor Director, Gresham House Ventures

This was our 2nd acquisition in the UK in the last 15 months and both times Cripps exceeded expectations. This particular acquisition had a number of moving parts with various foreign legal entities, but the team was able to manage through it and get us to our close date on time. They are always a pleasure to work with.

Jeff Hiscox

CEO, Uniguest

He is a very experienced corporate lawyer who understands the nuances of complex M&A transactions and takes a pragmatic and commercial approach.

Chambers & Partners 2022

Salim Somjee must do nothing else but think about helping his clients get the best result.

Legal 500 2022

Salim Somjee and Lowri Jones led all of our engagements and have been very reliable and resourceful. In negotiations, their ability to identify critical issues and offer up solutions to resolve them has been very helpful. In addition, they always try to understand our objectives and what is critical in due diligence, and brings in specialists when needed to advise on unique topics.

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