Our Corporate Team assists companies of varying sizes across a range of corporate transactions. We invest time to understand what you want to achieve.

We have work with companies from entrepreneurial start-ups to major international organisations, advising on corporate transactions, including M&A, reorganisations, venture capital, cross-border transactions, private equity investments, IPOs and joint ventures and restructurings. We are well versed in banking and finance, corporate governance and corporate tax. We pride ourselves on our specialist knowledge and depth of team providing a nationally regarded practice.

We focus on finding solutions rather than problems. We invest time to understand what you want to achieve and then apply our expertise and experience to make you succeed. Many of our lawyers have worked in-house, on secondment, or have previous industry expertise which means we understand the challenges you face and work with you to deliver practical, timely solutions.

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Equity Investment

Our experience makes us the ideal partner for your business - whether you are a fund seeking to invest or a company seeking investment.

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Joint Venture

We have the depth of experience to help you deliver your joint venture and the skills you want to help you manage the process and get the right result.

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EU and Competition

We advise on merger control issues arising in significant national and international corporate transactions and have the experience to help your business in this complex and highly regulated area. Due to our presence on the Crown Commercial Services Legal Framework, we have also secured instructions from government departments and agencies on complex competition, procurement and State a

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Corporate Governance

We advise directors and stakeholders on all aspects of your legal obligations and compliance issues. We also have experience in advising listed companies on the additional regulatory landscape and can also provide a full company secretarial service.

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Contract Management Services

Built on over 10 years of industry experience, Ruby Datum offers the next generation in online data room and contract management services. Whether you need a data room for a corporate transaction or somewhere to store, track and manage your contracts, Ruby Datum’s focus on the essentials makes our platform faster, sleeker and better value for money.

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Financial Services

We cover a wide range of financial services activities (with particular focus on operating outside the perimeter of regulation) including deposit taking, lending, insurance (long term and general), reinsurance and alternative risk transfer, intermediation, trading (securities, derivatives and forex), corporate finance, wealth management (advisory and investment management), fund formation and oper

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Banking & Finance

We are experienced with helping major institutional lenders and independent lenders and can help with your businesses financing needs.

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Partnerships & LLPs

We advises on all aspects of law relating to general partnerships, limited liability partnerships and limited partnerships. Our clients include businesses in all sectors but primarily professional services firms, institutional investment funds, manufacturing, charitable organisations and a very wide range of family businesses.

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Equity Capital Markets

Our highly experienced and nationally regarded team advises listed companies, sponsors, nomads, and brokers on a wide range of matters such as IPOs, takeovers, secondary issues and mergers and acquisitions, as well as providing advice on regulatory and compliance issues including under the AIM Rules and UK Takeover Code.

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Growing your business

Our team can help your business take the next step in its growth, whatever that looks like. Our experts can advise you on fundraising (seed, crowd funding, VC, growth) through to M&A and listings, help you protect your intellectual property and brand, and navigate the quickly evolving regulatory framework concerning data privacy and consumer protection.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Our M&A practice is at the core of our business. We partner with you to own and deliver transactions, according to your needs.

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Important update regarding EMI options

On 4 April 2018 HMRC published an update in relation to the enterprise management incentive (EMI) scheme. The EMI regime is subject to EU State Aid approval which expired on 6 April 2018. The government has been seeking an extension to this approval but has yet to receive final confirmation of it from the EU Commission.

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Directors’ fiduciary duties and the conversion of company property

The Supreme Court has recently held that directors who have caused company property to be transferred to another company under their control may be liable to restore the proceeds even after expiry of the six-year limitation period.

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Corporate Tax

We can support you across all your business tax needs and have significant experience in a wide variety of taxation issues.

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In-House Legal

Online community dedicated to supporting in-house solicitors and counsels.

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International

Whether you’re a UK firm wanting to do business abroad, or an overseas company wanting to do business or resolve a dispute in the UK, our international team can help.

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What does significant control over a company mean?

Since 2016, most companies have been required to keep a register of people with significant control over the company.

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Introducing external investors – a legal perspective

As explained by the Albert Goodman contributors, the availability of SEIS and EIS relief provides real financial benefits to investors and helps to de-risk investments in qualifying companies.

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