Corporate

Our Corporate practice is one of the largest and most experienced in the South East, with a client base that includes private, main market and AIM listed companies, financial institutions, UK subsidiaries of overseas companies, owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs.  

When needed, we can call on specialist property, employment and dispute resolution lawyers, which can be invaluable given the complexity and speed at which many transactions develop.

We have specific expertise in the food and agriculture, construction, financial services, professional services, industrial and manufacturing, and transport and logistics sectors.

Our clients value the quality and depth of experience of our people, coupled with our commitment to providing practical, commercially focused and cost-effective advice. We firmly believe that the quality of our service and the value which we provide to our clients, sets us apart from other regional and City firms. 

Work includes the following:

Corporate Governance
Against a background of increasing rules, regulations and guidelines we can help directors and companies to understand and comply with their responsibilities, liabilities and duties.

General Company Law Advice
We advise on all aspects of company law from establishing new corporate vehicles, to advising minority shareholders, to drafting shareholders' agreements, to company secretarial matters.

Joint Ventures
We understand the issues faced by investors and entrepreneurs in the start-up phase of joint ventures and have considerable experience of large joint ventures and PFI projects.

Mergers & Acquisitions
We advise on a wide range of transactions from acquisitions and disposals to auctions, share buy-backs and public company takeovers.

Private Equity
We advise on management buy-outs and buy-ins (whether acting for management, funders or sellers) and can call on extensive past experience to assist parties in overcoming the various legal, commercial and logistical issues which arise.

Restructuring and Insolvency
We can advise on group restructurings, within or outside an insolvency context.  We act for insolvency practitioners and purchasers in insolvency situations.

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For further enquiries please contact James Herbert (view full profile) or Joanne Gallagher (view full profile) or telephone 01892 510000.

Other lawyers who also specialise in this type of work:

James Partridge - Senior Partner
Martin Varley - Partner
Nicholas Gabay - Partner
Henar Dyson - Senior Associate

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