National law firm Bevan Brittan LLP has strengthened its growing corporate practice with the appointments of Partner Sarah Cartwright and Senior Associate Anthony Young. Sarah joins the Birmingham office in April from Eversheds. Anthony has recently joined the Bristol practice from Charles Russell LLP.

Sarah specialises in listed plc work, with particular emphasis on new issues.  She has extensive experience of dealing with plc takeovers and advising on a range of regulatory matters, including all aspects of the Listing Rules, AIM Rules and general corporate governance issues. Sarah has also worked on a wide range of M&A transactions and has a keen interest in international work. Sarah is a member of Birmingham Future and was winner of its Young Professional of the Year (Legal Sector) award in 2005.

Anthony worked for seven years at Ashurst following six years of military service.  In addition to mainstream M&A work, including large and complex cross-border transactions, Anthony has extensive experience of advising on all aspects of private equity investment. In recent years, he has acted on numerous AIM transactions, including IPO’s and secondary placings and takeovers. Both lateral hires swiftly follow the arrival of Head of Corporate Adam Duthie last summer.

Commenting on the new hires, Adam said: “The recruitment of Sarah and Anthony is a major step in the further development of our corporate offering on a national level and reflects the firm’s commitment to building this important area of practice. Their skills and experience blend with, and are complimentary to, the existing skill sets within our corporate team. Their energy and enthusiasm will add significant strength to our practice, particularly in relation to large scale M&A work and the public and private equity markets. Our burgeoning AIM practice, which is focused on the leisure, health and education sectors, will be boosted significantly by their arrival.”

Bevan Brittan Chief Executive Stuart Whitfield added: “This is the next stage in the strategic development of our national corporate practice and we are delighted to welcome two individuals of such high calibre to our team. I have every confidence that Sarah and Anthony will make major contributions to the growth of Bevan Brittan’s corporate practice in the years ahead.”