"Strong commercial focus, with advice always balanced between legal best practice and what makes sense in the real world. Solution driven approach, rather than rigid. Responsive and strong communicators."
Legal 500, 2023Contact 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