Undertaking a transaction – whether it is a merger, exit, fundraising, refinancing or office move - can be one of the most significant events in the life of a law firm, and often involves management teams becoming involved in issues outside their usual areas of practice. Our transactional services teams are able to guide you through any transaction providing practical and pragmatic guidance to get you where you want to be as quickly as practicable and with as little disruption to your wider business as possible. We particularly pride ourselves on our creative approach to finding solutions and timely delivery of advice.
Our team will take the time to get to know you and understand the issues in your transaction which are most important to you, before ensuring that those issues are addressed appropriately in the transaction documents. We have considerable experience in working closely with client law firms’ in-house teams which allow us to provide critical insights which can help shape your deal, and also to adjust the level of input we provide to reflect the amount of external assistance you would like on your transaction.
Our transactional teams work closely with their colleagues in other areas, such as SRA regulatory, tax, employment and commercial, to ensure that all elements of your transaction are appropriately covered.
We advise on a wide variety of transactional matters including:
M&A
- Mergers with other firms, whether you want to bolt-on a team or merge your business with one or more other firms
- Full exits, which are often retirement sales intended to avoid issues around run-off insurance
Fundraising and refinancing
- External equity investment, such as private equity investment
- Partner capital loans
- Term loans and overdrafts
- Real estate finance such as property acquisition and fit out facilities
- Acquisition finance
Real estate
- Negotiation, grant, renewal and termination of leases
- Lease surrenders and dilapidations settlements
- Exercise of break options
- Issues arising from rent review clauses and service charge provisions
- Premises design and build contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties and third party rights
Our specialist property litigators can provide advice and representation should a dispute arise between you and your landlord, whether before or after matters become contentious.
John Young
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Entrepreneurs
Crypto Assets
Partner and International Network Lead
Christopher Perrin
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Partner
Glafkos Tombolis
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions: Buying Another Business
Partner
Vanessa Rhodes
Real Estate
Partner
Emer Hughes
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Startup Investments
Legal Director
Patrick Alexander
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Senior Associate
Mei Chung
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Startup Investments
Associate
Krystina Tang
Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Associate
Harry Petrou
Real Estate & Construction
Associate