Harry Winkley
Solicitor, Corporate
Harry is a Solicitor within the Corporate Team, having qualified from his training contract in September 2024. Harry advises clients on a variety of corporate matters and specialises in mergers and acquisitions particularly for professional and regulated firms (such as law firms, financial advisory firms, insurance and accountancy practices).
Harry graduated from the University of Leeds with a First-Class Honours Degree in Law and obtained a Distinction in the LPC from the University of Law.
Harry is a keen footballer who can regularly be found scoring goals for his local football club Sandhurst Royals or watching his beloved Birmingham City.
Experience
- Sale of shares in a national financial advisory business to a large market consolidator for equity and a cash sum in excess of £25m.
- Advising the shareholders of a UK financial advisory business on their £33m share sale to a national market consolidator.
- Share sale of financial advising business to national consolidator for aggregate consideration of £6m.
- Demerger of a £2.5m UK financial advisory company in preparation of an onward sale.
- Supporting a UK wealth management practice with 4 acquisitions having a combined deal value in excess of £25m.
- Supporting a UK wealth management practice with a number of acquisitions having a combined deal value of more than £6m.
- Sale of shares in a UK IFA business to a mid-market acquirer for £4.8M with an ongoing role for the seller.
- £1.4m asset sale for an owner-managed regional IFA.
- Share sale of market leading sporting and activity holiday travel company to a large PE backed industry acquirer for a total consideration of up to £8.2m.
- Share purchase of a marketing agency to add to the buyer’s subsidiaries for consideration of up to £2m for cash and equity consideration.
- Assisted with the restructure of an established UK debt enforcement group as well as two share acquisitions for a total consideration of £2.5m.
- £550k acquisition of shares in car body shop business as part of wider acquisition strategy for regional body shop group.
- Management buyout of a national construction consultancy business for a total consideration of £1m paid via loan notes.
- Sale of a shares in a UK graphic design company for a total consideration of £540k.
- Assisting a UK football coaching business in establishing a franchise, including:
- Providing initial advice relating to structuring the franchise network;
- Advising on the pilot scheme;
- Drafting the franchise agreement and other associated documents; and
- Providing advice relating to onboarding new franchisees.
- Assisting a south-east estate agency in establishing a franchise model for its business, including drafting and negotiating the franchise agreement.
- Advising a franchisee in respect of a global gym and leisure franchise and the terms of the franchise agreement, including:
- Reviewing the franchise agreement;
- Reporting on the agreement highlighting any non-standard terms or provisions which posed a particularly high risk to the franchisee;
- Advising on the consequences of its terms; and
- Suggesting how best to address the provisions in dispute.
- Advising a franchisee in respect of a UK nursery franchise and the terms of the franchise agreement.
- Advising overseas IT consultancy franchise on its entry to the UK, including advising on:
- Implementing pilot operations;
- Drafting the required franchise documents and coordinating local advice in international franchising projects;
- Structuring and setting up the franchise network;
- Updating or refreshing of the franchising agreement on renewal; and
- Franchise resales, including intra network or external franchise disposals.
Harry has been a rockstar throughout our transaction.
Adam Tilbury-Eld
Having appointed Herrington Carmichael to act for us in a complex and lengthy transaction, the decision proved to be a very good one. Alex, Harry and the team were knowledgeable, speedy and very willing to help with all aspects of our dealings. I would not hesitate to highly recommend Herrington Carmichael for their first class service.
Neil McGann
It was clear to us from the outset that we were in safe hands and we very much appreciated having the reassurance of Alex and Harry’s ongoing support throughout the process.
William and Elizabeth Orenstein
We found working with the team a positive experience. We had early contact with Alex who was reassuring and confident, but from then on, we dealt mainly and personally with Harry who we thought was excellent, especially in the final stages which were quite stressful for us.
Tim and Anna Fellows
There were some very late nights from the team to hit the deadline and they stayed super helpful & cheery even whilst we were quite stressed about it, which was definitely helpful. What I particularly liked about the team at Herrington Carmichael is that everyone seems like a “normal person” where the conversations & advice was presented in a way that was easy to understand and no-one minded follow-up questions as we wrapped our heads around things. The advice seemed actionable and I felt throughout that you understood what we were looking to achieve. HC were recommended to us as being responsive and diligent and that is exactly what we experienced too.
Pavel Kudlac
We were very pleased with the service provided by Alex and Harry at Herrington Carmichael LLP. Appointed approximately two months ahead of completion, they demonstrated exceptional diligence and attention to detail throughout. We’re delighted with the outcome and felt thoroughly looked after during the entire process. If you’re looking for a firm to support you through a business transaction, I would have no hesitation in recommending Herrington Carmichael LLP.
Jeremy Phelps – Financial Solutions Wales Limited
I found Harry’s advice and support very professional, invaluable and reassuring.
Andrew Jenkins
I would like to express my thanks to Harry Winkley, Joel Gocool and the team at Herrington Carmichael for their pro-active approach in our recent acquisition to the Surelock McGill Group of companies. A smooth transition working closely and professional within our set parameters, also within predicted budget.
Many Thanks to the full team at HC.
- John McGill
Best Law Firms 2024
Herrington Carmichael has once again been named in the Times Best Law Firms. We were first listed in 2023 and have once again made the Best Law Firms list for 2024.
