Corporate

Mergers and aqcuisitions

We advise on the sale and purchase of businesses in a wide range of sectors.  Our clients include companies or individuals buying or selling shares or assets, including teams involved in management buyouts (MBOs) and buy-ins (MBIs).  We can get involved at any stage in the deal process: from heads of terms through due diligence, contractual negotiation and drafting, dealing with financing/security issues and completion.  We will discuss with you what level of contractual protection is proportionate given the value of the deal.  We aim to keep costs to a reasonable level while properly managing risk.

General corporate

We advise on the company law issues arising in a wide range of contexts: start-ups, financing, restructuring, changes to ownership/management or ordinary trading.  In particular we can assist with the formation and administration of companies, debt and equity fundraising, security arrangements, share reorganisations and buybacks, joint ventures, shareholder agreements and disputes, insolvency issues and corporate governance.  The level of our involvement may vary from detailed drafting and negotiation to quick advice on the telephone.

Our specialists in these areas are Tim Summers, Jonathan Poole and Chris Crane.