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What we do
Businesses evolve throughout their life. They are established, funded, acquired, restructured, sold and passed to new owners. We advise companies, investors, management teams and business owners on the decisions and transactions that shape that journey.
Our work includes mergers and acquisitions, investments, management buy-outs and buy-ins, joint ventures, reorganisations, governance and succession planning. Where a transaction involves financing, property, tax, regulatory or employment issues, we bring together the relevant expertise to provide advice that reflects the wider commercial objectives as well as the transaction itself.
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How we can help
Some clients engage us for a specific transaction. Others rely on us as a long-term adviser as their business grows and changes.
We support clients through acquisitions, disposals, investment rounds, ownership changes and strategic reorganisations, as well as the decisions that arise between major transactions. Whether advising shareholders, boards, management teams or investors, our role is to help clients understand their options, weigh commercial and legal considerations and move forward with clarity.
Our focus is not simply on completing a transaction. It is on helping clients achieve an outcome that supports the next stage of their business or delivers them the value they are seeking from a transaction.
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Find our moreHelping boards and leadership teams navigate governance, directors' duties, decision-making and compliance obligations.
Advising businesses and shareholders on employee ownership structures, succession planning and long-term ownership strategies.
Advising on collaborations, partnerships and joint ventures, including governance, funding, deadlock resolution and exit arrangements.
Supporting management teams, investors and businesses through buyouts, buy-ins and related funding and equity arrangements.
Advising on acquisitions, disposals and strategic transactions, from initial planning and due diligence through to completion and integration.
Find out moreSupporting businesses, investors and management teams on investments, growth capital, management equity and investor arrangements.
Advising on group restructuring, simplification, demergers and ownership changes, including succession and pre-sale planning.
Advising on ownership structures, shareholder rights, incentive arrangements and long-term succession planning.
What to expect from us
The right legal experts, wherever you are.
Regional teams, nationally connected – we move quickly, stay close, and bring the right specialists together around you.
Our Partners take the time to understand what matters to each client and remain closely involved as work progresses. Their experience brings perspective, sound judgment and a clear sense of what may be needed next as we grow together. This continuity creates trusted relationships, keeps advice grounded in the wider context and gives clients direct access to the people responsible for guiding their most important decisions.
A relationship with us can develop as your ambitions, circumstances and priorities change, grow and evolve over the years. We bring together the right combination of legal and professional expertise from across the business, without losing the relationships and understanding already established. From our full spectrum of services for individuals and businesses alike through to our specialist services in chartered town planning, patent and trademark attorneys, tax, competition and regulatory with sector specialists across the board, you can draw on the broadest of capability while continuing to work with advisers who know what matters to you.
We believe clients shouldn't have to choose between accessibility and expertise. Our advisers are based in the communities where you live and work, providing the personal relationships and local understanding that come from being close at hand. Backed by a connected national business, you also get access to a wide range of specialist expertise.
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Whether you’re looking for quick resolutions or long-term support, our corporate solicitors will move at your pace. Get in touch to find out more about how we can support you. We’re ready when you are.
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When you get in touch, we’ll assess your needs to ensure you get the right expertise for you. When you choose us, you don’t just get access to corporate expertise. Your regional specialists will work collaboratively with professionals throughout the country spanning a broad spectrum of specialisms to devise a multi-faceted, tailored solution that takes all aspects of your situation into account. Get in touch so we can assess your matter and guide you towards your next step.
Whether you’re looking for proactive strategies to promote long-term growth or need guidance on an ongoing matter, we’re ready to support you – wherever you are in your journey. Get in touch to find out more about what our corporate specialists can do to help.
From company transactions to supporting growth strategy, there’s plenty our corporate solicitors can do to support you. Get in touch to find out more about our corporate expertise.