Freddie Forkuo

Biography

Freddie is a solicitor in the corporate team. Having spent the first six months of his training contract in the team, Freddie qualified as a solicitor in March 2024.

Since qualifying, Freddie has assisted on a range of M&A transactions (acting for both buyer and seller), investment rounds and company reorganisations. Specifically, Freddie has experience in:

• Assisting sell side clients with their disclosure processes
• Preparing the necessary documentation for both buy side and sell side transactions
• Assisting buy side clients with due diligence procedures 
• Reviewing and advising clients on buyback agreements 
• Assisting businesses with the process of becoming employee-owned by selling to an Employee Ownership Trust
• Assisting companies with corporate secretarial work such as incorporating new companies, updating statutory registers and making filings at Companies House. 

Prior to joining Ashfords, Freddie studied Management with Marketing with Industrial Experience at the University of Exeter, before going on to complete the GDL and LPC LLM at the University of Law in Exeter.