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Mairead Platt

Mairead Platt

Senior Associate

01772 229808
07741 667 360
mairead.platt@brabners.com

Mairead is a Senior Associate in our corporate team.

An experienced corporate lawyer, she advises on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder protection, company restructures, exit strategies (including management buy-outs and employee ownership trusts) and advises start-up and scale-up businesses that are looking to grow. 

Mairead has a niche specialism in the EO (employee ownership) sector and played a key role in developing our EO reputation and client base, which led to us completing our 50th EO transaction in 2024. EOT exits are becoming increasingly popular, with clients looking for experts who possess outstanding levels of experience and technical knowledge. 

An approachable advisor with a strong commercial outlook, Mairead aligns her clients’ needs with their risk profiles and preferred ways of working to deliver excellent service. She works across corporate transactions of all sizes and complexities on behalf of private companies, SMEs and owner-managed businesses and brings experience in advising clients across the technology and recruitment sectors, with a focus on advanced manufacturing and recruitment technologies.

Mairead has advised on various EO transitions on behalf of clients such as Crystal Doors, Granby Marketing Solutions, Day Architectural, AC Plastics, Power Saver Electrical Supplies and Maple Plastics. She has also worked on behalf of the management teams for Inscape Interiors and SEI Group on their MBOs, assisted on recent trade acquisitions for NWF Group Plc and advised the managing director and owner of Marl International on its sale to Glamox.

An expert in supporting senior decision makers and businesses through retirement and succession planning, Mairead brings a deep understanding of different exit routes and options. She also assists businesses looking to grow through buy-and-build strategies, helping them to gain new talent or enter new markets while working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure that deals complete efficiently with the right comprehensive support from across our full-service offering.

Prior to joining us in October 2018, Mairead worked for a regional law firm based in Bolton. 

She’s always looking to give back and is an active member of our pro-bono, charity and social mobility committees.

“From the initial consultation to the finalisation of the transaction, your team demonstrated a deep understanding of EOT structures and the associated legal requirements. Your ability to clearly explain each step and provide strategic advice was invaluable. We would highly recommend your team to any business seeking expert legal assistance with EOT transactions.”

CEO, Granby Marketing

“We instructed Brabners on our transition to being employee owned in 2024 and it proved to be an excellent decision. Mairead Platt was so helpful and extremely competent from the start. We always felt looked after as clients. A great experience.”

Director, trg. Recruitment

“The team at Brabners puts my mind at ease each step of the way... highly impressive in terms of responsiveness, explaining each step of the legal process and the amazing level of expertise. I have referred several friends and clients, and Brabners’ client care has really impressed. High praise must go to Mairead Platt for an impressively quick turnaround of legal advice regarding a personal guarantee arrangement. Within 24 hours of meeting with Mairead, the relevant parties had all signed paperwork.”

Managing Director, NORI HR And Employment Law

“We transitioned our business to employee ownership to guarantee the stability of our company — safeguarding the interests of both our employees and valued clients. The EOT team at Brabners — led by Mairead Platt and assisted by Danielle Phillips — was truly outstanding, guiding us through whole process from beginning to end seamlessly and relatively stress free. We can’t thank them enough.”

Managing Director, Optimum RX

“When the Directors of Kitchequip were looking to sell the company — so that one them could retire — we turned to Mairead Platt of Brabners to handle the sale. Mairead expertly oversaw the sale and all the contractual details. I can’t stress enough how thorough and exemplary she was during this long process. Without her, I don’t think that we would ever have achieved our desired result. I would highly recommend Mairead for any assistance with corporate transactions.”

Director, Kitchenequip

“We negotiated a deal with the previous owner of Inscape Interiors for the management team to purchase the business and take over its operation. We instructed Mairead Platt to assist with the MBO, which included advice on the legals and assistance with negotiations. Mairead understood the business and the relationships between the parties involved. It was a long process — and negotiations were, at times, back and forth — but Mairead ensured that the deal remained on track with efficiency and commerciality. We would recommend Mairead to anyone going through a similar corporate transaction.”

Owner, Inscape Interiors

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