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Areas of expertise: Corporate

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Faryaal is an associate in the corporate team. She has experience of advising on a broad range of corporate transactions, and her practice includes private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations and general corporate advisory work.

She acts for a variety of clients, including SMEs, private equity houses, portfolio companies and larger corporates. Faryaal is recognised for her pragmatic, commercially focused approach and strong attention to detail, which clients value highly. She has advised clients across a wide range of sectors, including technology, construction, healthcare and professional services. Her ability to understand the commercial drivers behind each transaction enables her to provide tailored, strategic advice. Faryaal is committed to delivering high-quality legal support that adds value and supports long-term growth.

Faryaal read law at the University of Warwick and went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at BPP University, Holborn. She trained at another leading City law firm, where she gained experience working on complex, high-value transactions, before moving to a regional UK law firm. She joined the firm in 2025.

Recent work highlights

  • Assisting with complex company reorganisations, particularly reduction of share capital demergers.
  • Acting for various private equity funds on their investments in private companies.
  • Assisting with the implementation of an enterprise management incentive scheme for employees of a technology company.
  • Advising shareholders on the sale of the entire issued share capital of a leading technology company to a public media advertising company.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC311575 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 419867.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP