Corporate

We have a vibrant and highly successful corporate practice, which has a very strong reputation for quality of corporate work and effective transaction handling which extends well beyond our region, and this reputation was the principal original building block of our practice.

All our corporate lawyers have the essential characteristics to conduct corporate work, namely leading edge expertise, commercial pragmatism, and excellent inter-personal skills.  We never underestimate the importance of transaction management.  Our team is very experienced and highly motivated.

Our corporate clients come from across the whole commercial spectrum and vary from large international to family owned companies and include major financial institutions.

Approach

Our aim is to handle complex legal issues in a pragmatic, professional, cost-effective and client friendly manner.  We pride ourselves on speed of response and our dedication to make deals happen on time.

Work areas

We handle all kinds of acquisitions and disposals and work closely on transactional work with colleagues in our property, employment, and IP / IT teams, enabling us to offer all round advice on corporate deals.

Key work areas include:-

• Business/Company Acquisitions and Disposals
• Initial Public Offerings
• Secondary Issues
• Public Takeovers
• Own Share Purchases, Redemptions and Re-structurings
• Funding and Banking
• Corporate Finance and Venture Capital
• Shareholders’ Agreements and Joint Ventures
• Partnerships including LLPs
• Company Law and Company Secretarial Function
• Company Formations and Start-ups

What the Legal Press say …..

Chambers & Partners – 2008 Edition

In the latest edition of Chambers we are recommended for Corporate Finance work (the only Cumbrian entry – indeed the only non Manchester or Liverpool entry in the North West region).

The Guide states that the team “…operates an alternative to the Manchester and Liverpool firms for corporate/commercial work, and is dedicated to serving local clients as well as those further afield. John Wilson heads up the team and Andrew Hill joined the firm in May 2006….”

Legal 500 – 2007 Edition

The department is “…recommended for company disposals and acquisitions”,
John Wilson “has a long established leading reputation”.
Andrew Hill has “strengthened” the corporate team.

Please contact John Wilson or Andrew Hill for further information or enquiries regarding this work area.