Corporate
We have a dynamic, responsive and experienced team dealing with all areas of corporate and commercial law.
Our ethos
Our clients tell us that a key feature that sets us apart from other corporate/commercial teams is our determination to understand their businesses. We are committed to delivering a legal solution that is practical and cost-effective and we appreciate how important striking the right commercial balance is for our clients. We work hard to understand the sensitivities and pressures affecting each client’s particular business in order to deliver a quality legal solution that has been designed with commercial reality in mind.
We know how important it is for corporate clients today that our key people are readily accessible. We recognise that in today’s climate, a successful business demands quick decisions and that this, in turn, requires responsive corporate lawyers. We therefore deliver a partner-led service which, coupled with our commitment to close relationships, gives our corporate clients the confidence to maximise their business opportunities, safe in the knowledge that the legal advice they need is only a phone call away.
Corporate services
Our team has an impressive breadth and depth of specialist knowledge and technical expertise in the corporate sector and is able to advise on a wide range of transactions having represented clients from all sides of the table.
We act for a wide variety of corporate clients including many high profile regional businesses, SMEs, private equity houses, entrepreneurs, management teams, private investors and individual shareholders / directors. The corporate matters we advise on include:
- Acquisitions / disposals
- Private equity and venture capital
- Private funding and investment
- Management buy-outs / buy-ins
- Joint ventures and shareholder agreements
- Restructurings and reorganisations
- LLPs and partnerships
- Businesses in administration / liquidation
- Due diligence
- Refinancings
- Shareholder issues and disputes
- Share buy backs
- Directors’ duties
Commercial services
We are experienced advisors on commercial matters that affect businesses on an ongoing basis. We regularly advise our clients on their key commercial contracts and the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights. Examples of our commercial expertise include:
- Supply agreements
- Franchising agreements
- Agency agreements
- Distribution Agreements
- Licensing agreements
- Data protection law policy & compliance
- Terms and conditions
- Commission / introducer / referral agreements
- Outsourcing
- IT contracts