Corporate

Due to the risks associated with investing in the early stage of a business, we understand the importance of sector knowledge when we advise our clients in this area. We act for act for investors, groups of investors, angel investment funds and businesses receiving investment by assisting them with all their needs from non-disclosure agreements and due diligence to post completion controls and earn outs.

No matter the size of the amount our client is borrowing or lending, we make it a priority to ensure that the transaction is well documented. We act for lenders and borrowers of all sizes and advise on the terms of security and credit in a range of forms from simple bullet facilities through to complicated revolving asset finance ones. We focus on the areas that matter to our clients and tailor documentation to suit their needs, and guide our clients through the transaction ensuring there are no surprises.

No business is immune to change and in many instances the business is able to adapt over time. However, we understand that sometimes change can be difficult and that sometimes a complete reorganisation is in order. We guide our national and international clients through all matters involved in a restructuring process including corporate, banking and tax matters to ensure that the process runs as smoothly as possible. We also have colleagues with expertise in employment, pensions and property who are available to lend a hand when required.

We work closely with clients to ensure that their company formation provides them with limited liability and tax efficiency. We provide advice on the set up of various corporate identities including trusts, partnerships and other special purpose vehicles.

The director of a company is bound by statutory obligations and can be penalised for their breach. We guide our clients through these duties to ensure that they fully understand their role as guardians of the company and advise them on complying with these in all situations. Our dedicated and tailored advice ranges from “business as usual” advice through to once in a career transactions, and from normal trading matters through to crisis situations such as insolvencies and internal disputes.

Our experienced commercial lawyers understand that businesses can often achieve more by working together. However, we also understand that these joint enterprises need very careful planning to ensure that both parties are satisfied with the outcome. We have considerable experience in forming numerous types of JVs including new corporate vehicles, partnerships and contract binding ventures. We have considerable expertise in advising all forms of JVs from setting them up and running them to selling them or winding them down.

Whether the buying and selling of a company is an everyday occurrence or a new concept for our client, our leading lawyers understand that there is no room for error and that careful attention needs to be paid from the due diligence stage right the way through to completion and integration. Our dedicated team guides their clients through the process, knows where to focus according to the individual client’s appetite for risk, and produce robust documents to ensure that the transaction is as seamless as possible.

We understand the importance of information as a business asset and protecting it is key. Our lawyers advise clients on how best to manage their business information from safeguarding it to disclosing it when the time comes. We focus on getting to know our clients’ business to enable us to identify key information and the best way to protect it through the likes of non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements.

Our dedicated corporate team understands the importance of partnership agreement to the future of a business in order to avoid any disputes further down the line. We work closely with clients in drafting all agreements and the setting up of a partnership

We are aware that when people come together to take part in a business there is always room for disagreement. Rather than leave matters to chance we advise our clients to ensure that they cover any potential stress points through a shareholder agreement. We advise on all forms of these arising out of all business transactions from investment to JVs and from start-ups to mergers. We draft shareholder agreements with a commercial eye and business acumen which are fundamental necessities to getting it right.

Venture capital is a highly specialised area. From buyouts to fundings, from investments to divestments and from single transactions to acting for funds on portfolio matters those involved in venture capital transactions need advice from lawyers well versed in such deals. Working across all sectors, we act for funds, investors, targets and management on all aspects of venture capital matters including advising on deals and setting up funds.