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Mergers and acquisitions and corporate work, commercial, as well as regulatory compliance, company secretarial, litigation, property and general advice |
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Experience of most types of litigation ranging from property disputes and debt collection to dealer disputes and government regulatory controls |
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Joint ventures including business plans and commercial input and business purchases/sales (approximately half overseas) - Dealing with all regulatory issues |
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For inhouse advisers - introducing new documentation and re-writing precedents, ranging from invoices, distribution and license agreements, through to service and consumer credit, finance and leasing agreements |
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Employment law, senior management terminations and redundancy programs including business closures or reorganisations and employment tribunals and union recognition. Put in place three option schemes, ESOPs, profit-related pay scheme and flexible benefits |
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General understanding of many countries’ methods of working and the differences in the legal and business cultures and thought processes |
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Bought and sold many businesses, including setting up joint ventures, corporation agreements, MBO’s, MBI’s and arranging the entire transaction |
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Reorganising group legal controls, reducing costs, clearing major litigation after commercial review |
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Improving risk cover and reducing costs. Significantly increasing awareness of risk in Group and introduced controls |
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Business reviews, transfers and reorganisations of divisions |
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Finance and leasing agreements, joint ventures including all commercial negotiation |