About Malcolm Zoppi
Corporate and M&A solicitor for UK business owners.
I act for first-time buyers, owner-managers buying a business to grow their own, and owners selling the business they built, on deals from £100k to £5m. Fixed fees agreed up front wherever possible, and advice in plain English. I lead every deal personally, supported by my team.
Partner at Kingsley Wood · Solicitor of England and Wales · LLB (Hons) · MSc
- M&A and corporate transactions completed
- 300+
- average from 90+ five-star client reviews
- 5.0
- regulated through Kingsley Wood, a City of London firm
- SRA
- professional indemnity cover on every matter
- £30m
Watch first
How I explain a deal
A short walkthrough of the share purchase agreement: what goes into it and how the price is structured. It is the same plain-English approach I take with clients on every transaction.
A little about me
Hi there,
I'm Malcolm Zoppi, a specialist corporate and M&A solicitor working with UK SMEs and owner-managed businesses.
I was born in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland and have built my career in England, qualifying as a solicitor and going on to become a partner at a London law firm. Corporate and M&A work for smaller businesses has been my focus throughout.
Entrepreneurs and business owners — those who stick with it and see it through — are the backbone of our economy. If you have built a business, you know the uncertainty, the long hours and the sacrifices that came with it. Some of those problems come with the territory. Overly complex, expensive legal services should not be one of them.
That is why I started my own practice in 2020, working on fixed fees wherever possible. Since then I have handled over 300 M&A and corporate transactions for UK SMEs, acting for buyers and for sellers, so I have seen most deals from both sides. I also run my own businesses, including a property development company, which helps me understand what matters to a client beyond the legal detail.
Along the way I started a YouTube channel on M&A law, because clients who understand what they are signing get better outcomes. Many of the people I act for today found me through the videos.
In 2026 I joined Kingsley Wood as a Partner. You still deal with me directly, and behind me there is now a City of London firm with 80+ partners, property and other specialist solicitors, and £30m of professional indemnity cover.
My goal has always been, and remains, to make life easier for UK small business owners. If you would like to talk through a deal, I offer a free initial consultation.
Kind regards,
Malcolm Zoppi
Who I act for
Business owners and first-time buyers, on deals from £100k to £10m
Most of my clients are buying their first business, buying another to grow the one they own, or selling the business they built. The sectors I act in most are CQC-regulated care, manufacturing and construction.
- Buying your first businessBuying a company for the first time? I guide first-time buyers through the whole deal, from heads of terms to completion, on deals from £100k to £10m.
- Buying a business to grow your ownAlready run a company and want to buy a competitor, supplier, customer base or second site? I act for owner-managers on acquisitions from £100k to £10m.
- Care homes and care businessesLegal advice on buying and selling CQC-regulated care homes, home care and supported living businesses: structure, CQC steps and due diligence.
- Manufacturing businessesLegal advice on buying and selling UK manufacturing businesses from £100k to £10m: structure, funding, due diligence and the purchase agreement.
- Construction businessesLegal advice on buying and selling UK construction companies from £100k to £10m: live contracts, retentions, key people and deferred consideration.
My practice is built for clients who want a solicitor closely involved in their deal. Private equity houses running deals through their own teams are usually better served by a larger firm, and I am happy to say so on the first call. See who I act for and the answers to common questions on fees, timescales and deal sizes.
How I work
Fixed fee, done for you, in four steps
You know the price before any work starts, and you know who is doing the work.
- 01
A free initial consultation
Call, WhatsApp or book a video call. We talk through what the work needs, what it does not, and whether I am the right fit for it.
- 02
A fixed fee, agreed up front
You get a written quote before any work starts. The scope and the price are agreed in advance, so there are no surprise invoices.
- 03
Done for you, start to finish
I draft the documents, negotiate with the other side where needed, and deal with Companies House, and keep you informed throughout.
- 04
Completion, and what comes after
Signing and completion, with a clear list of anything you need to do once the work is done.
What you can expect
- A fixed fee agreed in writing before any work starts.
- I lead every deal personally, supported by my team, so you are not passed from person to person.
- Plain English. If a clause is unclear, I will explain it until it is not.
Recent deals
A few of the transactions I have advised on
Share purchases, business sales, asset purchases and equity fundraises for UK SMEs. Figures are given in bands and client names are withheld.
Client reviews
90+ five-star reviews, 5.0 average
Verified reviews from clients on Google and Facebook, collected independently by Trustindex.
“Outstanding legal guidance during a complex and stressful company sale.”
“Pragmatic, clear advice, and genuinely responsive to our needs.”
“Clear and helpful advice, and the deal was finished at short notice on completion day.”
Free guides
Free guides to how a deal works
Over 230 plain-English videos on buying and selling a business, shares, contracts and running a company. Every video has a written guide.
Regulation and the wider team
Regulated, insured and part of a City of London firm
Legal services are delivered through Kingsley Wood, so you get a regulated firm, proper insurance and specialists for the parts of a deal that are not corporate law.
- SRA regulated
- Kingsley Wood is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA no. 812529). Malcolm Zoppi is a solicitor of England and Wales, SRA ID 838474.
- £30m professional indemnity cover
- Every matter is covered by the firm’s £30 million professional indemnity insurance.
- Offices in the City of London
- Kingsley Wood is based at 69 Carter Lane, London EC4V 5EQ, with over 80 partners across the firm.
- Specialists when you need them
- Property, employment and other specialist solicitors in the same firm, so the whole deal can be handled under one roof.
What this means in practice: the Malcolm Zoppi name is used for marketing, you will be a client of Kingsley Wood, and your lead solicitor is Malcolm. You can check both on the SRA register.
Free initial consultation
Tell me about your deal
Buying, selling or investing in a UK company? Book a free initial consultation and we can talk through what it needs, what it is likely to cost and how long it should take.