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Aashay qualified with Lawrence Stephens in 2017, and is an Associate in the Corporate and Commercial team and the Banking and Finance team at the firm.

Aashay works on share and asset sales and purchases for a very diverse range of clients, including handling on the due diligence and disclosure processes and assisting with closure on a range of transactions.  Aashay has supported clients in a range of sectors including IT, retail, hospitality, dental laboratories, construction and real estate.  Aashay also regularly works with clients to assist them with shareholders and partnership agreements, employee share schemes, and commercial contracts.

As part of his banking and finance practice, Aashay he has acted for both borrowers and lenders in producing, reviewing and advising upon security documentation, intercreditor documentation and facility agreements.

When working with his clients, Aashay believes that a personal approach is key to understanding their business needs.  Getting to know the individuals behind the business enables Aashay to fully understand and anticipate his client’s commercial needs, allowing him to provide meaningful and proactive legal advice.

Outside work, Aashay is a self-confessed sport nut and regularly plays rugby and golf.  He is also in the process of training to be a certified American Football coach and could spend endless hours watching and analysing NFL.  Aashay also loves to cook and can regularly be found cooking up a storm in the kitchen.

Experience highlights 

• Assisted in the disclosure process of the £35.5m sale of ITEC Connect Ltd to printer manufacturer and tech services company Xerox.
• Assisted in completing over 15 acquisitions for a large dental health organisation, including 10 in one month.
• Prepared detailed shareholders agreement and articles for a furniture retailer.
• Assisted a well-known high street bank in completing over 30 CBILS loans ranging from £150,000 to £3,000,000.
• Assisted with a £66m management buy-out of a well-known construction infrastructure company.
• Assisted in the purchase of a well-known bowling alley company out of administration by a private equity company.