Douglas Preece
Partner
telephone: +44 (0) 207 614 2519
fax: +44 (0) 207 614 1419
email: dpreece@foxwilliams.com
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Douglas is a corporate lawyer specialising in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity. He joined Fox Williams in 2000. He has acted on many transactions for clients in technology and related industries and in the fashion and merchandising industry on acquisitions, disposals and capital raising, including share purchases, business purchases and brand purchases.
He also advises on all aspects of partnership law and in particular the formation, merger, de-merger and dissolution of professional and commercial partnerships.
Douglas has attracted the following comments in the Legal 500, UK edition for his M&A and partnership law work:
“recommended”
M&A: smaller deals 2006 edition
“commanding good reputation”
Partnership law 2006 edition
“recommended”
Partnership law 2007 edition
“name to note”
Partnership law 2009 edition
“a deep understanding of partnership law”
Partnership law 2010 edition
“commercially astute”
M&A: smaller deals 2010 edition
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