Corporate transactions

We are focused on private companies and their shareholders. The services we offer include:

• Buying or investing into a UK business
• Management Buy Outs – working with either the management team or the shareholders leaving the business.
• Specialist legal advice for directors.
• Business sales and purchases – specialist experience in buying and selling businesses, companies and all types of assets.
• Joint ventures
• Share buy backs
• Help with avoiding shareholder disputes
• Shareholder agreements and articles of association.
• Shareholder rights

Type of work we can help with

The vast majority of our work is for private companies so we are dealing with all aspects of company and commercial law every day. Transactional and project work is very varied and just a few examples of the specialist work we do include :

• Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) legal advice – whether for joint ventures, tax or other legal or strategic reasons.
• Corporate restructuring or splitting of business – implementation of demergers, spin offs and reconstructions of businesses.
• Private Equity Investment and venture capital agreements  –  experienced, specialist legal advice for private investors or businesses seeking venture capital.
• Taxation – corporate or share transactions including the provision of shares and options including EMI options to employees.

Our lawyers work to your time-frame and have the resources to respond quickly. The service is flexible and can be scaled up or down depending upon your requirements.

Your matter will be overseen by a partner.

For advice on any aspect of company law, a transaction, a contract, an investment or corporate issue, please do get in touch.