At Ashfords we love working with people who are turning great ideas into the next generation of businesses, and we are privileged to work with some of the most exciting growing businesses in the UK and beyond, as well as some of the world's leading venture capital funds.
From speaking to founders and investors alike, we understand that access to legal expertise for new businesses can be challenging when they are striving to accomplish so much with limited resources. We have developed the Business Scale-up Hub to provide a selection of resources & insights to help introduce some of the main topics from a legal perspective, and when you need it - our team can help your business take the next step in its growth, whatever that looks like.
Our resources help businesses every step of the way, ranging from FAQs on many of the legal points start-up and scaling businesses should know, to a guide to the investment process. You can also find useful document templates, such as due diligence questionnaires and NDAs, as well as find out more about our work and how we have helped other growing businesses realise their ambitions.
Our Founders Series equips early-stage businesses with practical resources and high-level checklists to help with some of the important legal challenges. From board governance essentials to data compliance and investor readiness, these accessible guides will help you lay the groundwork for future success.
We have compiled a range of downloadable templates to assist you in scaling your business.
These templates include the company registers that are a statutory requirement for all UK-based companies, documents to assist with the process of shares and investment, as well as templates for consent and board minutes.
Access our templatesWe can’t speak for all lawyers here and this is a conversation we’d recommend that you always have with your intended advisors before appointing them. At Ashfords we like to think of ourselves as part of your team – you’ll have a dedicated Ashfords team working on your transaction and we want you to be able to drop us a line or pick up the phone as you would with a trusted colleague. When we are working on your investment round we are focussed on bringing it to a successful close as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Note that in most investment scenarios your lawyer will be instructed by and will act for your company (rather than for you personally). This means that they will be acting in the company’s best interests and not necessarily in your personal interests – however, as the founders and management of the company they will still of course need to take instructions from you and will guide you through provisions which impact on you personally. It would be very uncommon for you and the company to take separate legal representation when going through an investment round.
Below are a series of guides we have created to help you understand and navigate the various challenges that come with running and growing a business.
At Ashfords we have a wealth of experience helping businesses from a variety of sectors with their legal matters. Our nationally recognised lawyers are here to help growing businesses every step of the way, helping them to achieve their goals and enjoy continued success.
Click below to find out more about some of the businesses we have previously worked with and how we have helped them.
Chris Dyson
Partner and Head of Technology Sector
+44 (0)117 321 8054 c.dyson@ashfords.co.uk View more
Rory Suggett
Partner and Head of Corporate
+44 (0)117 321 8067 +44 (0)7912 270526 r.suggett@ashfords.co.uk View more
James Westwood
Senior Associate
+44 (0)1392 333950 +44 (0)7593 138838 j.westwood@ashfords.co.uk View moreWe produce a range of insights and publications to help keep our clients up-to-date with legal and sector developments.
Sign up
