Sara Evans Bio

Sara has notable experience in acquisitions, reorganisations and share schemes. She won Young Lawyer of the Year at the Insider North East Young Professionals Awards 2024 and was also shortlisted in the category of 'Corporate Lawyer of the Year' in the Insider North East Dealmakers Awards 2025 and 'Emerging Dealmaker' at the Insider Dealmakers Awards 2023. Sara leads significant international transactions and advises businesses of all sizes: serial acquirers, owner-managed businesses, start-ups, and individual shareholders. Sara took the lead in advising the Dutch company Well Services Group on its acquisition of Eftech International, based in Australia. She has led the work on several significant regional transactions, including Pricoa’s investment into John Nixon, the sale of Beyond Digital and the sale of Select Legal Systems to Access Group. She also assisted in Kitwave’s acquisition of M.J. Baker Foodservice and Creed Foodservice, and Simpsons Malt’s acquisition of W N Lindsays.