Lewis Hymanson Small appoints partner to Corporate Team

MANCHESTER law firm Lewis Hymanson Small has expanded its corporate and commercial team with the appointment of a new partner, Adèle Librae.

Adèle specialises in private company transactional work including acquisitions, disposals, funding, restructuring and joint ventures. She also advises businesses on commercial contracts.

Adèle previously worked at Halliwells and Pinsent Masons in Manchester and has acted for a wide range of regional and national clients.

She acted on the acquisition of Bredbury Hall Hotel and Leisure complex with a transaction value of £17 million and recently led the team at LHS in acting as the UK lawyer for the Mansion Group in its setting up of the Guernsey listed fund for the acquisition of student accommodation. She said:-

“I spent a year as a consultant at Lewis Hymanson Small so both sides had the opportunity of having a good look at one another. We both must have liked what we saw as here I am!”

Partner, Graham Small heads the corporate and commercial team. He said:

“This appointment demonstrates our commitment to attract top legal talent. Adèle has tremendous experience and expertise as well as a proven track record having worked on a broad spectrum of corporate deals. LHS is a firm that genuinely listens to its clients and we responded to the consistently excellent feedback we received about Adèle. She is a great addition to the team.”