Steve Halkett
Steve is a partner in the corporate team who specialises in transactional work.
About Steve
Steve helps business owners, entrepreneurs and boards of larger businesses with a broad range of corporate matters. The majority of his work involves assisting on the sale or purchase of businesses (share or asset), investments and solvent reorganisations. Steve also works with organisations on corporate governance issues, with particular experience with national sports governing bodies.
“I always tell future corporate lawyers the best part of the job is working with entrepreneurs. Seeing their energy and how they deal with and solve problems is something we can all learn from. I like to use these lessons on transactions, creatively solving issues when they arise and keeping the momentum to completion.
Most business owners only sell once and juggling the process with the day job is difficult. The team and I take great pride in supporting them through that process, providing honest and straight forward advice also helps.”
Sources consider Steve to be "excellent on corporate matters," while he is also regarded as "a calm head who knows his stuff and doesn't get flustered."
Experience
- Advised the founder shareholders of Unit 2 Games Limited in relation to their sale to Facebook;
- Advised the founders of risual on their sale to Node4;
- Advised the sellers of Transactor Global Solutions Limited to Open GI for £40m;
- Advised CAD CAM Automotive in respect of a £300m investment by a Chinese Top 100 company, Red Sun Group.
- Advised the owners of a London based leading online retail platform on the sale of their business for approximately £37m.
- Undertook the restructuring of a South East based building, civil engineering, landfill and property business group (valued at approximately £40m).
- Advised the owner of a London based hotel chain in respect of the restructuring of the group (valued at approximately £45m).
- Advised the sellers of a £20m medical research and manufacturing business to an American west coast venture capitalist.
Career
Steve has been at Wright Hassall since he completed his masters in International and European Business Law (distinction) at the University of Leeds, joining in 2005. He trained at the firm and qualified into the corporate team in 2008.
He has worked his way up and now heads up the corporate team.
Memberships
Interests
Steve has a young family with three energetic/wild kids. He spends his time chasing after them, either at sports clubs or doing homework, but mostly trying to prevent them burning the house down.
He enjoys most sports, in particular football, rugby and tennis. Once the kids are a little older, he hopes to be back skiing.
