CORPORATE
Company Structuring
Whether you’re establishing a brand new organisation or whether you’re dealing with a major reorganisation of an existing firm, there are many complex issues involved in the process. This is why professional legal advice is so important.Â
For more information about our corporate legal services please call us on +44 (0)20 3475 6751 or email info@carterbond.co.uk
How can we help?
Our legal team of specialist corporate solicitors have outstanding knowledge of all types of business structure, and so we are well-placed to offer you the best possible guidance on all aspects of structuring or restructuring your organisation. Whether you’re forming a new company, drawing up articles of association or shareholder agreements, or considering a joint venture, make us your first port of call for advice.
We offer expertise regularly to entrepreneurs, Limited Liability Partnerships, professionals and partnerships, and with our all-round, hands-on approach to corporate structuring, you can be confident that our knowledgeable team of specialists will help you to find the best resolution to meet your business’s needs.
Our corporate solicitors will advise you about the best medium for you to trade through, guide you efficiently through the conversion process between one entity and another, help you to deal with any potential disputes, or assist you with undertaking mergers among other related processes. We will also help you to spot any possible issues in advance and put effective procedures in place to mitigate any risks before they get out of hand.
Why does my business need a corporate structuring review?
All businesses, whatever industry they operate within, are able to benefit from a review of their corporate structure. Among other things, this type of review can limit legal liabilities and ensure greater tax efficiency – two aspects that are essential to all kinds of organisation.
In order to be effective, corporate planning has to be carried out in anticipation of potential future events instead of as a reaction to events that are currently taking place. Our team of experienced corporate solicitors can assist you in determining the most appropriate corporate structure to suit your company based on its specific needs and goals. Some considerations we can discuss with you include:
- Small business corporate status
- Tax structure
- Cash distribution
- Succession planning
- Trust funds
- Advising on Limited Liability Partnership and Unlimited Partnership Agreements
- Helping with company formation
- Drawing up shareholder agreements and joint venture agreements including cooperation agreements, collaboration agreements and research and development agreement
- Advising on franchise agreements
Our experienced and knowledgeable team of corporate legal professionals can help you to identify the most suitable business structure for you, carrying out any necessary amendments, drafting any essential agreements and helping with company formation from the outset as necessary.
Arranging legal advice today
If you’re ready to find out more about how a corporate structuring review could help your new or existing business, don’t hesitate to contact us today on +44 (0)20 3475 6751 or email info@carterbond.co.uk. Our team are on hand to assist with all elements of your business structure and will offer you expert and tailored advice designed to specifically meet your individual requirements. Give us a call or send us an email – we’re looking forward to being of service.
YOUR CORPORATE LAW TEAM
Kate Beech
Partner, Corporate Commercial
e: kate@carterbond.co.uk
t: +44 020 3093 0872
m: +44 07908 078 025
Hammad Naveed
Partner, Corporate Commercial
e: hammad@carterbond.co.uk
t: +44 020 3475 2729
m: +44 07377 190 406
Reena Popat
Managing Partner
e: reena@carterbond.co.uk
t: +44Â 020 3475 2724Â
m: +44 07931 347 854
Arthur Fernandes
Consultant Solicitor, Corporate Commercial
e: arthur@carterbond.co.uk
t: +44 020 3 475 6751
m: +44 07912 464 108
Preea Jutla
Solicitor, Corporate Commercial
e: preea@carterbond.co.uk
t: +44 020 3649 9016
Paul Harris
Senior Associate Solicitor, Corporate Commercial
e: paul@carterbond.co.uk
t: +44Â 020 3093 0873
Nikesh Shah
Partner, Corporate Commercial
e: nikesh@carterbond.co.uk
t: 02033360973
Louisa Slimm
Legal Associate, Corporate Commercial
e: louisa@carterbond.co.uk
t: 020 8143 1445
Callum Jackson
Senior Paralegal, Commercial
e: callum@carterbond.co.uk
t: 020 8143 1449
Hiba Bouhlani
Solicitor, Corporate Commercial
e: hiba@carterbond.co.uk
t: 020 3475 2709
Connor Bryan
Legal Associate
e: connor@carterbond.co.uk
t: +44Â 020 3089 8471
HIGHLIGHTS
In the last few years, we have successfully completed over £700m of corporate transactions
We were awarded the M&A Awards 2019 by Acquisition International Magazine
Dealing with a cross-border $20m merger and acquisition with founder earnouts
WHY CARTER BOND
Partner Led
Unlike many law firms when we say partner or barrister led, we mean partner or barrister led. When clients work with us, they get constant access to the lead on their instruction. Yes, we have a team of solicitors and juniors for some of the groundwork and necessary research required by our clients, but this is when it makes financial sense to the client for us to do this. We provide constant contact at no extra cost as part of our service as most of our lawyers have their own business, so they know first-hand how important having a proactive, responsible and trusted partner on their side can be. And also how to work to a financial budget, and the way that legal decisions impact the wider organisation, which often requires balancing risks and competing interests.
Proactive Contact
Many ask us ‘what’s different about you?’ and we like to reply, ‘because we go the extra mile’. We see our work as building and maintaining good business relationships rather than just earning fees. How we do this is by keeping in constant contact with our clients and intermediaries. From pre to post instruction we ensure that our clients are informed of all legal issues that may impact their business and therefore lives. That is why we provide daily or weekly updates to ALL of our clients whether there is anything to tell them or not (we don’t charge for this we just see it as part of our service). We like our clients to rest peacefully knowing that when we are instructed, and we say ‘we will take it from here’ they know we mean it.
City quality, outer City fees
The world is changing, and many individuals are realising that lifestyle is as vital to them as is income. We are the lucky ones who can hand pick lawyers who can provide the best quality advice but at outer city costs. Our offices are in North West London which may not be the most salubrious in the market but at the same time this allows us to charge our clients for what they pay for, our advice NOT our office space.
ALL our lawyers have previously worked in large city-based law firms and continue to practise and offer the same high level service they provided to clients in the City but without the pressure and demands often dictated by City law firm. This allows us to be competitive on our fees without compromising our service.
All in all, our clients win, which is the way we like it.
Our knowledge and resources are yours
All our clients benefit from the same high level of care and attention whether the instruction is big or small. At the outset of each matter, we discuss the entire process with our clients, including the costs, potential outcomes and issues associated. This is to ensure clients are fully aware, knowledgeable and are in control always. Supporting and ensuring we provide the highest level of services, we offer our constant contact process with the partner or barrister leading your file, a document log in for matters which are for larger and more complicated instructions and on-going support post transaction should our clients require it. Our aim is not just to get the work done, but to make our clients’ lives easier as we do it, which is why we ensure that our clients have regular access to the resources they need from us.
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