Alex Forwood is a Partner in the corporate team in Chelmsford.
He regularly advises on acquisitions by large corporate groups, company disposals by individual shareholders, and corporate reorganisations. He has acted for international groups on cross-border acquisitions and disposals in a variety of different sectors. In addition, Alex regularly advises a broad range of clients from start-ups to established businesses on shareholder investments, shareholder partial exits and corporate governance matters.
Most recently, Alex has been involved in acting on a number of corporate transactions in the private equity sector, including new investments by private equity investors and disposals by private equity owned portfolio companies.
Alex is also a member of Birketts’ food and beverages sector group, which brings together fee-earners in the firm with particular experience in acting for clients in the food and beverages sector. He manages several relationships with food and beverages clients for Birketts, and has a strong track record in delivery of mergers and acquisitions in the sector.
Recent work highlights
Advising leading facilities management provider OCS on its acquisition of EMCOR UK.
Advising Granarolo UK on its acquisition of West Horsley Dairy.
Advising Foresight Private Equity on it’s successful investment into TEC Electric Motors.
Experience & education
2025 Joined the Partnership at Birketts LLP
2015 Qualified as a Solicitor
2007 – 2010 University of Southampton
Alex Forwood – commercial realistic advice – explains legal jargon in understandable real life terms – quick to respond – gets the job done and always creates progress.
Legal 500 [UK 2026]
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