Christina O'Brien

Principal Associate

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What can I do for you

Christina is a principal associate in the corporate team specialising in corporate transactions and investments (whether that be venture capital or private equity). Her clients range from university spin-outs to multinational corporates, and from founders/innovators to high net worth individuals. Christina has varied sector interests, but mainly focusses on tech, health and green energy.

Recent work highlights include:
- Acting for the buyer of a multi-practice GP partnership
- Acting for the buyer on several bolt-on acquisitions of entities providing physical and mental health services
- Acting for the sellers of a procurement solution platform
- Acting for an institutional investor in relation to several early-stage start-ups in the tech/green energy sectors
- Acting for the company on a funding round for a crowdfunding platform
- Advising on several group reorganisations creating tax efficient structures

What do others say

"Just a quick one to say a huge thank you for your guidance and assistance throughout the whole process, from start to finish you have been fantastic, and without doubt we could not have done it without you" (Confidential, August 2018).

"Ryan Hawley and Christina O'Brien are a fantastic team who quickly understand issues and are always pragmatic in their advice. They are also excellent on invoice transparency." (Confidential) 

Supporting your ambitions

Christina recently advised a publicly listed company on its strategic acquisition of a plastics recycling business. As part of the due diligence phase an issue worth approximately £2.5 million was identified as part of our due diligence. While both parties agreed there was a risk, they disagreed who should bear that risk. Not only were we able to identify the risk, we were able to suggest practical and commercial solutions for a sensible allocation of risk. Christina is not only legally astute, but has great commercial acumen.

What else should you know?

When not at work, Christina enjoys competitive games of badminton, which she often plays against other corporate intermediaries.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”