Philip Weaver is a highly experienced lawyer who specialises in mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, and shareholder issues. His wide-ranging commercial expertise covers agency, distribution, intellectual property licensing, franchising, and technology agreements. In particular, he has significant expertise in advising high-tech companies.

He has an impressive track record, which includes acting on the reverse takeover of an English life sciences company by a French company listed on AlterNet, the acquisition of over 70 new franchise outlets for a well-known fast food chain, and lengthy unfair prejudice proceedings relating to a national coffee retailer.

Clients value Philip’s expertise, with one saying in Legal 500, 2024: “He is highly knowledgeable, commercial and remains calm when we need it most.” He is a member of the Law Society.