Russell Cooke Putney London 2

About Oliver

I thrive upon understanding a client’s objectives and interpreting the relevant market in order to ascertain the commercially sensible outcome.

Oliver assists the corporate and commercial department on a variety of matters, including acquisitions and disposals; group restructuring and reorganisations; shareholder agreements; employee share schemes, including EMI options; and corporate governance matters. 

He predominately works with businesses in the technology sector, working with numerous MSP and business application solutions clients.

Oliver joined Russell-Cooke in 2023 as a legal assistant in the corporate and commercial team.

Experience

  • Assisting with the disposal of an MSP (with reinvestment by management team) for circa £30m
  • Sale of a business applications solutions and MSP for circa £10m
  • Acquisition of a laundry manufacturer out of insolvency 
  • Reorganisation of a property management business
  • Assisting with the disposal of an autonomous marine sector for circa £8m
  • Various EMI option schemes, shareholders agreements and similar work

Education

  • Read Law at the University of Exeter, graduating with First-Class Honours and was awarded the Deans Commendation in 2021 and 2022
  • Achieved a Distinction in the LPC LLM at the University of Law in Guildford

Oliver's highlights

News

08.08.2025

Key considerations: a post-completion checklist for managed service IT service transactions

Legal assistant Oliver Ward outlines the key legal and operational steps buyers should take following the acquisition of a UK managed...
Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Oliver Ward
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05.08.2025

Silicon Cup Regatta: 25 years of making a difference

The Russell-Cooke Silicon Cup Regatta returns this September, marking a landmark 25th anniversary of the UK’s leading IT sailing event...
Peter Jeffery, Partner in the Russell-Cooke, corporate and commercial team. Thomas Clark, partner in the Russell-Cooke corporate and commercial team. Will Bond, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team. Sally Johnston, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Multiple Authors
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Peter Jeffery, Thomas Clark, Will Bond, Sally Johnston, Oliver Ward
News

11.12.2024

Week before Budget saw law firm complete more than £55m worth of deals—Insider Media South East

Partner Peter Jeffery has featured in an article from Insider Media South East which reports on his team’s swift completion of over £55m worth of transactions...
Peter Jeffery, Partner in the Russell-Cooke, corporate and commercial team. Anna West, senior associate in the Russell-Cooke corporate and commercial team. Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Peter Jeffery, Anna West, Oliver Ward
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