Malcolm Zoppi
Partner
Corporate & Commercial
E: Malcolm.Zoppi@kingsley-wood.com
Malcolm Zoppi is a Manchester-based corporate and M&A solicitor and Partner at Kingsley Wood. He acts for buyers and sellers of UK small and medium-sized businesses, mostly on share purchases, with deal values from £100k to £10m.
His work covers heads of terms, due diligence, share and asset purchase agreements, disclosure, shareholder agreements and the corporate work around a deal, such as share transfers and group restructures. He advises on deals in England and Wales and in Scotland. Key sectors include CQC-regulated care homes and manufacturing.
Most clients are buying their first business, or are owner-managers buying a business to grow their own. Fees are fixed wherever possible and agreed up front, and clients have one point of contact throughout the deal.
Malcolm has the largest YouTube channel in the UK dedicated to M&A law, but also covers share structures, corporate restructurings, and legal due diligence.
ABOUT
about Malcolm
Malcolm operates on a fixed-fee basis, maintains 24-hour response times, and has earned over 90 five-star reviews.
He understands that deals need to move quickly and makes himself as available as possible, using WhatsApp for rapid communication to keep matters progressing without unnecessary delay.
Malcolm takes a hands-on approach to every transaction, liaising directly with all parties — solicitors, accountants, brokers, lenders — to drive the deal across the line.
MY WORK
recent matters
- Sale of a $5m+ recruitment business to a PLC, structured as a share sale with part of the consideration being payable in shares of the PLC;
- Purchase of a £3m manufacturing business via share acquisition, financed by invoice financing and seller financing.
- Six-figure share purchase of an auto garage, using an SPV as part of a buy-and-build strategy.
- Six-figure acquisition of a home security business, with deferred consideration.
- Asset purchase of a lettings agency, with clawback provisions to protect against landlord departures post-completion.
- Sale of an online journal business, structured as an asset sale with deferred consideration.
- Family investment company structuring for an HNWI, using multiple share classes (including growth shares) for intergenerational wealth transfer.
- Succession planning for a property investment company, implementing alphabet and growth shares to minimise IHT exposure.
INTEREST & AWARDS
more about
Malcolm
ABOUT ME
interest
Outside of work, Malcolm is a keen golfer playing off a 12.7 handicap. He was born in the Italian part of Switzerland and is a fluent Italian speaker and conversational in Spanish.
He is married to a wee Scottish lassie and lives in Manchester.
MY EXPERTISE
awards & experience
- Solicitor – Senior Courts of England and Wales
- MSc in Law, Business & Management - University of Law
- LPC - University of law
- Erasmus year specialising in Business Law – University of Copenhagen
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) - University of Kent
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