A Successful Outcome
We are lawyers and mediators who believe in collaboration and consensus to close deals and solve disputes.

Company Commercial

Corporate/Company Commercial

We have experience in a wide range of corporate transactions and company commercial work.  
As well as providing legal expertise, we often fulfil the role of business consultant, working as an integrated part of your in-house team to provide a first rate service which is commercially aware.
We pride ourselves on our technical ability, business insight and our flexible approach to meet clients’ needs.  
We will ensure that your contractual documentation reflects the intention of the parties and protects your interests.
A key characteristic of our service is a high level of involvement of senior lawyers in transactions.   We believe this approach sets us apart from many of our competitors.

Business sales and purchases

We can help you to structure the transaction and will work closely with your tax advisers to ensure that the transaction is as tax effective as possible.   We have experience acting for sellers and purchasers of a wide range of businesses, management buy-outs and buy-ins, joint venture and related shareholder arrangements.  
Our areas of expertise include:-

• Confidentiality agreements
• Structuring the transaction (whether to buy or sell shares or assets, payment terms, deferred consideration, etc.)
• Due diligence – instigating or responding to due diligence enquiries and putting appropriate protections in place for buyers and sellers.
• Advising on employment related matters
• Advising on intellectual property rights
• Drafting and negotiating sale and purchase agreements and related documentation
• Drafting and negotiating shareholder/joint venture agreements

Commercial Contracts

Contractual relationships are crucial to all business activity and should be tailor made to suit the needs of individual businesses.
Many businesses either have inadequate contractual protection or are using contracts that were prepared some time ago and are now out of date.  
Our areas of expertise include:-

• Terms and conditions of sale and purchase (including appropriate limitations of liability and retention of title clauses)
• Partnership/limited liability partnership agreements
• Agency and distribution agreements
• Franchising agreements