What we do

Our legal team provides corporate advice
on the full range of transactions

This includes:

  • advising on the acquisition and disposal of companies and businesses in England and Wales, and overseas where the contract is subject to English law
  • advising management teams and institutions on management buy-outs, leveraged buy-outs and buy-in/buy-outs
  • advising on the acquisition of companies from administrators and liquidators
  • advising on capital projects, for example, in the energy sector

We also advise on:

  • debt funding for public and private companies
  • on share issues including rights issues
  • on balance sheet reconstructions
  • on dividend issues and other distributions

We provide advice on matters that are incidental to these activities including:

  • the interpretation of sale and purchase agreements
  • executive employment terms and incentive arrangements
  • directors duties
  • formation of companies

Who we advise:

  • boards of directors of leading UK companies, listed, unlisted and private
  • in-house legal teams
  • management teams
  • individual shareholders
  • families and family trusts