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Grace Hudson

Senior Associate

Grace is a corporate lawyer specialising in mergers and acquisitions, investments and complex corporate joint ventures for national and international clients.

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About

Grace seeks to support a broad range of clients, with a focus of Private Capital transactions in the technology, sport and entertainment sectors.

Grace is a member of the Firm’s association of international lawyers (AEL) network, which seeks to build connections with our European preferred law firms. Grace also frequently works on global cross-border transactions, including in the Middle East and Africa. 

Grace actively supports in the strategy of the Firm’s Women in Leadership initiative, helping to organise events across the year to support women on their journey to leadership, be that as a female founder, investor, C-suite or otherwise.

Experience

  • Advising StudioCanal on a variety of investments into and partnerships with UK TV production companies
  • Advising a Family Office on a number of investments into the entertainment and media sectors
  • Advising consortium of private investors, COSU FC Limited, on the acquisition of Southend United Football Club
  • Advising Caffe Nero on the acquisition of coffee brands 200 Degrees and FCB Coffee and a tech platform  
  • Advising the founders of Observe Technologies on its acquisition by Oslo Stock Exchange listed company, AKVA Group
  • Advising CliftonLarsonAllen on its acquisition of UK-based AI and technology business Engine B
  • Advising a Family Office on a number of corporate joint ventures located in the Middle East
  • Advising Snacks International on its acquisition of Burts Snacks

Our thinking

  • International Women's Day 2026: How our Women in Leadership initiative is turning Commitment into Action

    Grace Hudson

    Quick Reads

  • The Spotlight of Sports Investment: Reputation as Capital

    Grace Hudson

    Insights

  • Paramount launches hostile bid for the entirety of Warner Bros

    Grace Hudson

    Quick Reads

  • A transformative media transaction?

    Grace Hudson

    Quick Reads

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Invicta Global Holdings on its c.£11.8 million acquisition of Spaldings

    Alexis Karim

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises STUDIOCANAL on establishing a new partnership with Brock Media

    Martin Wright

    News

  • Women in Leadership: Prima Facie

    Sarah Wigington

    Events

  • Women in Leadership - Resilience in Entrepreneurship

    Sarah Wigington

    Events

  • Charles Russell Speechlys hosts Hard Conversations and Smart Conflict®, a Women in Leadership event

    Sarah Wigington

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises The Nero Group on its acquisition of coffee brand 200 Degrees

    Keir Gordon

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Countryside Partnerships on its joint venture with Abri to develop 1,500 homes in West Sussex

    Sarah Wigington

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys hosts third Women in Leadership event

    Sarah Wigington

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys hosts second Women in Leadership event

    Sarah Wigington

    News

  • Women in Leadership

    Sarah Wigington

    Events

  • International Women's Day: Female Representation in the Investment Industry

    Grace Hudson

    Insights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys celebrates Women in Leadership

    Sarah Wigington

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises AgDevCo on its multi-million investment into Flow Equity

    Adrian Mayer

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises REaD Group on company sale to Sagacity Solutions

    Mark Howard

    News

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Gurr Johns on its acquisition of Forum Auctions Limited

    James Broadhurst

    News

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