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 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.
Our experience makes us the ideal partner for your business - whether you are a fund seeking to invest or a company seeking investment.
Find out moreWe 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.
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.
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.
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.
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) and fund formation.
We are experienced with helping major institutional lenders and independent lenders and can help with your businesses financing needs.
Find out moreWe 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.
Our team are experienced in advising listed companies, sponsors, nomads, and brokers on a wide range of matters.
Find out moreOur 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.
Our M&A practice is at the core of our business. We partner with you to own and deliver transactions, according to your needs.
Find out moreWe can support you across all your business tax needs and have significant experience in a wide variety of taxation issues.
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Find out moreWhether 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.
Find out moreOur inward investment team provides companies with practical and commercial advice on their market entry into the UK.
Find out moreFamily and Owner Managed Business
Family businesses move from generation to generation and strength to strength. We understand the dynamic and personal nature of this growth and believe strong values, culture and personality are key to success. We will get to know you, your family, your business, and your ambitions to support the generational and managerial infrastructural development of your business.
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