"Great team at Memery Crystal. They are very experienced at equity capital markets. Very professional to deal with and give great advice. "
Legal 500, 2024
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Contact Melanie Belford
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Expertise
Melanie Belford is a Legal Director within Memery Crystal’s Corporate team. Her practice is focused on M&A, including share and business sales and purchases, private equity sales, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations.
Melanie’s sector experience is wide-ranging, but she has particular expertise in M&A transactions with a corporate real estate focus, including in the hotels and construction sectors.
Outside of work Melanie’s interests include outdoor swimming, hiking and playing the ukelele.
In detail
Recent experience
- Acting for shareholders of Z Hotels on the sale of 50% of their interests in the operating group and related joint venture with Aprirose.
- Acting for founders of Unity Five Limited (trading as Zatpark) on their sale to a private equity buyer.
- Acting for BGAM on four separate hotels purchases.
- Acting for Telford Homes plc in connection with the corporate aspects of a forward-funding deal for three Build to Rent developments.
- Acting for a property investment and development group in connection with a joint venture relating to the development of a luxury care home.
Career history
2017 – Present: Legal Director, Corporate, Memery Crystal
2014 – 2017: Corporate Solicitor, Irwin Mithcell
2010 – 2014: Solicitor, Corporate & Securities, Pillsbury Winthrow Shaw Pittman
2008 – 2010: Trainee Solicitor, Shepherd and Wedderburn
2007 – 2008: Paralegal, Corporate Finance, Paul Hastings
2007: Paralegal, Bingham McCutchen
2006 – 2007: Corporate Paralegal, Mishcon de Reya