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If you are considering setting up, buying or selling a business, or need help with any corporate legal matter, our team of corporate solicitors can provide you with practical, insightful and commercially focused guidance and solutions.
We understand the importance of realising your commercial goals. Our team of highly experienced corporate solicitors will take the time to understand your needs and anticipate and help you overcome any legal obstacles that may arise. We aim to build long-term relationships with our clients and can assist you with any legal matters you may encounter in the future.
Recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as a leading full-service law firm, our lawyers can provide advice and assistance for a range of corporate matters including, buying and selling companies and assets, raising funds through debt and equity, shareholders’ agreements, advice for start-ups, company restructuring and group reorganisations, joint ventures and exit strategies.
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How our corporate team can help you
- Articles of Association and Shareholders' Agreements and arrangements between shareholders generally
- Business/Assets and Share Purchases
- Business Structures and Start Ups
- Legal Due Diligence
- Company Restructuring and Group Reorganisations
- Company Secretarial Services and Administration
- Directors: Appointment, Duties and Removal
- Joint Ventures
- Management Advisory
- Management Buy-outs (MBO) and Management Buy-ins (MBI)
- Owner Managed and Family Businesses including Family Investment Companies
- Share Schemes and Employee Shareholders
- Shareholder Rights
- Succession Planning, Exit Strategies and Shareholder Protection
Articles of Association and Shareholders' Agreements
Every limited company is legally required to have articles of association. If your company has two or more shareholders, it is also advisable to create a shareholders’ agreement which can include more commercially sensitive aspects of the relationship between the shareholders as a shareholder’s agreement does not have to be filed at Companies House.
Our corporate solicitors can revise existing articles of association and shareholders' agreements to suit new circumstances including a change in shareholders or advise on preparing new documents which may include alphabet shares (e.g. A, B, C) to reflect the different rights to be attached to different classes of shares.
We can help you outline the rights and duties of shareholders and directors, define how the company operates, and proactively address any potential disputes.
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Business/Assets and Share Purchases
We have experience in handling a range of share and business purchases across many different sectors, with transactions varying in size, complexity and value.
We will take the time to understand your business so that we can help you maximise your potential returns/exit proceeds. We will advise on the risk and reward of buying or selling and work alongside you, to best help you meet your commercial objectives in the long-term.
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Business Structures and Start Ups
Our team specialises in advising on business structures and starting new business ventures.
We can help you choose a suitable structure such as a sole trader, partnership or limited company.
Our solicitors also provide guidance on formation, contracts, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance, helping you create a solid foundation for the success of your business.
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Company Restructuring and Group Reorganisations
If you are planning to reorganise the ownership or operations of your business (whether that is a single corporate entity or part of a group of companies), our corporate law solicitors can ensure you are complying with all of the relevant laws and regulations.
Our team has the expertise to provide you with comprehensive, and commercially practical legal advice. We can also assist with insolvency proceedings when required.
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Company Secretarial Services and Administration
Company secretarial services include a range of tasks such as corporate governance, legal compliance and administrative duties and on a practical level helping keep your company’s statutory records up to date and assisting with filings at Companies House.
Our corporate solicitors can ensure your company is meeting regulatory requirements and help facilitate smooth business operations.
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Directors: Appointment, Duties and Removal
Our corporate law solicitors have extensive experience in advising directors, shareholders, and companies regarding the appointment and removal of directors and their duties.
Read more about how our corporate solicitors can help with directors’ appointments, duties and removal.
Joint Ventures
In some cases, partnering with other businesses through a joint venture is the most effective way to achieve your commercial objectives.
Our solicitors can help you prepare the necessary legal documents including a joint venture agreement, allowing you to focus on your joint venture, knowing that your interests are protected if things don't go as planned.
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Management Advisory, Management Buy-outs (MBO) and Management Buy-ins (MBI)
Within the team, we have a great deal of experience and a long track record for providing sensible and commercially focused advice for managers buying in to the business they manage. We can assist you in navigating the process and help you maximise your position.
We provide legal advice for a range of clients including management buy-out teams, vendors, private equity firms, and other funders.
Read more about how our corporate solicitors can help with management advisory and Management Buy-outs (MBO) and Management Buy-ins (MBI).
Owner Managed and Family Businesses and Family Investment Companies
Owner-managed and family businesses can range from start-ups to long-standing companies, that span generations.
Our corporate lawyers can advise you on the most appropriate solution for your owner managed or family-owned business and adapt this as your circumstances evolve. We can also advise on Family Investment Companies (FICs) helping you set up a corporate structure for future tax planning for you and your family.
Read more about how our corporate solicitors can help with owner managed and family businesses.
Share Schemes and Employee Shareholders
Share schemes ultimately involve distributing company to employees and sometimes non-employees, fostering ownership and alignment of interests.
Our corporate solicitors can assist with working with your accountants on designing, documenting, implementing, and managing these schemes, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and maximising benefits for both employers and employees. Typically, this will usually be an Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme but we can also advise and help with growth shares which are also a potentially useful way to incentivise employees and provide them with some “skin in the game”.
Read more about how our corporate solicitors can help with share schemes and employee shareholders.
Shareholder Rights
Our corporate solicitors can advise directors and shareholders on their rights and help protect them in cases involving disputes.
We can assist with a range of shareholder rights issues, including unfair prejudice and disputes.
Read more about how our corporate solicitors can help with shareholder rights.
Succession Planning, Exit Strategies and Shareholder Protection
Succession planning is a process that involves making plans for the future transition of a business.
This may include selling the entire business at some point, a partial exit for some or all shareholders, restructuring the business, offering incentives for management if they are being asked to take on additional responsibilities, or a combination of these options.
The goal of succession planning is to ensure the continued success of the business, even after key personnel have left or retired.
Our corporate solicitors can assist by reviewing key documents helping to verify ownership and mitigate risks.
Read more about how our corporate solicitors can help with succession planning, exit strategies and shareholder protection.
Get in touch with our corporate team
At George Green, we are committed to providing efficient and exceptional services to our clients. Whatever your circumstances, we will find the right people to work on your matter and provide thorough support every step of the way.
To speak to a member of our highly experienced corporate team please call us on 01384 410410 or fill in our online enquiry form for a quick response.