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Nikki joined Harper James in November 2022 as a senior corporate solicitor. She was promoted to corporate partner in November 2023.
She is a specialist M&A lawyer and has a wide range and depth of experience working with her clients on a variety of corporate transactions including; company and business sales and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investments, management buy-outs and buy-ins (in all the differing combinations), group reorganisations, and share restructures, shareholder exits including Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) and EMI share schemes.
When asked what clients value most about working with her, Nikki said:
My clients often say that they know I genuinely care about them. I’ve always got their back and I will do what I can to get the job done. My approach is open and collaborative and whilst I’m focused on delivering excellent quality legal advice, I also enjoy building great day-to-day relationships with my clients and their teams.
Nikki also helps clients with shareholder agreements, cross-option arrangements, company share buy-backs and general corporate governance matters.
She has worked with entrepreneurs of start-up businesses to sophisticated corporate investment firms and has broad sector interests with extensive experience of working with clients in tech, green energy, waste recycling, food and drink, veterinary and healthcare sectors.
Nikki qualified as a corporate solicitor in 2014 with Birketts and then joined Mills & Reeve as a Senior Associate in 2018, both well-ranked Top 100 law firms.
Prior to her career as a lawyer, Nikki enjoyed a successful career in Marketing, working for Aviva for 12 years in various commercial and relationship management roles. This ‘client side’ experience means that Nikki truly understands her client's business realities and enables her to provide solution-driven and commercially considered advice.
Nikki is a huge pescatarian foodie, so she spends her time outside of work eating all the amazing food Cornwall has to offer and then attempting to burn it off through trail running and exercising her less greedy Eurasier (dog).
The Legal 500 Directory has referred to Nikki as ‘a real asset to the firm-excellent to work with, efficient and knowledgeable'.
Client testimonials
Once more, many thanks for your help & support – if ever you need an old client as an advocate as to how you helped, we’d be happy to sing out loud & clear.
Robert Livie, Project Sapphire
Thanks Nikki. Your help with this business deal has been excellent. I’m really pleased we had you acting for us. I know you put a lot of hours into this and we do appreciate that. You are a great asset.
Steve Youngs, Project Steel
TESTIMONIALS
What our clients say
I worked with Nikki on a recent EOT transaction, and it was an absolute pleasure. Nikki had a brilliant understanding of the unique requirements of an EOT transaction. The process ran incredibly smoothly – would highly recommend!
Martin Dean
Director,
Gravitate Corporate Finance
Nikki really stood out to us. She was incredibly professional, experienced and knowledgeable in her industry. She was very personal and friendly. Being the most complex transaction we've worked on, with multiple stakeholders involved, she did a great job at coordinating them. Nikki was extremely well organised and she made it as easy as possible for us to keep track of what was going on at different times. If there was something we didn't understand, she'd always follow-up with easy to digest explanations. Thank you Nikki and the team at Harper James!
Joanne Crighton
Finance & Administration Director,
Brickhunter
Nikki, Ian and Tristan - many thanks for your assistance in what has been a very smooth sale process - Well done indeed.
Kingsley Tedder
Founder,
Mobius Group
Nikki Reid, one of Harper James’s Corporate Partners supported us from the outset and throughout our M&A journey. Nikki was always there when needed providing sound, experienced advice. She was able to negotiate very effectively with the other side, managed expectations and ensured that the transaction progresses smoothly at each stage. If we were to have another similar transaction I would definitely want Nikki on my side of the table. Cannot praise Harper James enough.
Chris Kurt-Gabel
Founder and Executive Chair,
A to E Training & Solutions
Thank you very much for all your hard work to get the deal across the line. It’s been a pleasure working with you to get an outcome that I’m very happy with. I’m sure it’s one of those deals you are happy to see complete!
Julian Rust-Andrews
Director,
Virocom Limited
I worked with Nikki on a recent EOT transaction, and it was an absolute pleasure. Nikki had a brilliant understanding of the unique requirements of an EOT transaction. The process ran incredibly smoothly – would highly recommend!
Martin Dean
Director,
Gravitate Corporate Finance
Nikki really stood out to us. She was incredibly professional, experienced and knowledgeable in her industry. She was very personal and friendly. Being the most complex transaction we've worked on, with multiple stakeholders involved, she did a great job at coordinating them. Nikki was extremely well organised and she made it as easy as possible for us to keep track of what was going on at different times. If there was something we didn't understand, she'd always follow-up with easy to digest explanations. Thank you Nikki and the team at Harper James!
Joanne Crighton
Finance & Administration Director,
Brickhunter
Nikki, Ian and Tristan - many thanks for your assistance in what has been a very smooth sale process - Well done indeed.
Kingsley Tedder
Founder,
Mobius Group
Nikki Reid, one of Harper James’s Corporate Partners supported us from the outset and throughout our M&A journey. Nikki was always there when needed providing sound, experienced advice. She was able to negotiate very effectively with the other side, managed expectations and ensured that the transaction progresses smoothly at each stage. If we were to have another similar transaction I would definitely want Nikki on my side of the table. Cannot praise Harper James enough.
Chris Kurt-Gabel
Founder and Executive Chair,
A to E Training & Solutions
Thank you very much for all your hard work to get the deal across the line. It’s been a pleasure working with you to get an outcome that I’m very happy with. I’m sure it’s one of those deals you are happy to see complete!
Julian Rust-Andrews
Director,
Virocom Limited
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