Career & Experience

Working across sectors and using his wide transactional experience Ken provides advisory support with clear, commercial and pragmatic advice to businesses and founders on shareholder arrangements, investments, restructurings, UK and cross border joint ventures, along with acquisitions, buy and build strategies and buyouts (acting on sell and buy-side and share and business deals, including auction processes).

Developing close relationships, Ken uses his breadth of experience to support our clients’ strategic growth and ambitions, delivering deals across all types of M&A transactions, understanding his client’s way of working to help shape their approach and tailoring their transaction processes to minimise risk and deliver on strategic growth agendas.

Ken leads on the firm’s geographic profile and approach to working with communities in Bristol, Plymouth and the Westcountry, leading the firm’s presence and engagement with businesses and community initiatives in the region. He works to build recognition for our approach, providing business-focused and solution-driven support that truly adds value.

Dad-of-three Ken is a keen photographer and a diehard Newcastle United fan.

Accolades

  • Recognised in Legal 500
  • Chair of the Board of the National Marine Aquarium
  • Trustee of the Ocean Conservation Trust
  • Foot Anstey’s Office Profile Partner

Career & Experience

Working across sectors and using his wide transactional experience Ken provides advisory support with clear, commercial and pragmatic advice to businesses and founders on shareholder arrangements, investments, restructurings, UK and cross border joint ventures, along with acquisitions, buy and build strategies and buyouts (acting on sell and buy-side and share and business deals, including auction processes).

Developing close relationships, Ken uses his breadth of experience to support our clients’ strategic growth and ambitions, delivering deals across all types of M&A transactions, understanding his client’s way of working to help shape their approach and tailoring their transaction processes to minimise risk and deliver on strategic growth agendas.

Ken leads on the firm’s geographic profile and approach to working with communities in Bristol, Plymouth and the Westcountry, leading the firm’s presence and engagement with businesses and community initiatives in the region. He works to build recognition for our approach, providing business-focused and solution-driven support that truly adds value.

Dad-of-three Ken is a keen photographer and a diehard Newcastle United fan.

Accolades

  • Recognised in Legal 500
  • Chair of the Board of the National Marine Aquarium
  • Trustee of the Ocean Conservation Trust
  • Foot Anstey’s Office Profile Partner

Expertise

  • Advising businesses on UK and cross-border joint ventures
  • UK and cross-border M&A
  • Group development buy and build strategies (share, business and assets, auction process)
  • Management buyouts
  • Restructuring
  • UK and cross-border joint ventures
  • Shareholder arrangements and investments

Testimonials

Don't just take our word for it

Ken’s advice is pragmatic, commercial and understandable. We have been very pleased with his adaptability to our way of working, taking time to understand our business and us as individuals and getting the fact that everything isn’t always black and white, especially in the context of an owner managed business. We have been legally represented by Ken for over 8 years for one very good reason – trust

‘Ken Lewins was the lead partner, he understood our needs and his confidence and ability put us at ease in an alien environment.’

Legal 500 UK 2025

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