Corporate Solicitors Newcastle | Commercial Lawyer Newcastle

Ahead of the game!
Our corporate team can help give your business a competitive edge.

Led by Partner Paul Hughes, our team of corporate solicitors is one of the most knowledgeable in the North East with expertise in all areas of corporate law including company sales and acquisitions, corporate finance, flotations, share options, private equity investment, complex turnarounds, reorganisations and restructures, mergers, management buy-outs and buy-ins as well as corporate rescues of distressed businesses.

We act on transactions of all sizes ranging from the acquisition and disposal of small to medium sized owner managed businesses right through to the sale and purchase of high value private and quoted companies building bespoke, partner-led teams for each deal. Drawing on the expertise of specialist solicitors in our commercial property, UK employment law, commercial and dispute resolution teams, we are able to provide integrated business advice ensuring each transaction runs smoothly.

Our corporate team also advises on turnaround and insolvency and carries out a wide range of contentious and non-contentious corporate insolvency work, acting for insolvency practitioners, banks, other financial institutions, company directors and shareholders.

We were delighted to win the ‘Corporate/Commercial Team of the Year’ Award at the Northern Law Awards 2018.

Meet the corporate team here.

Our services include:

Sales and Acquisitions

Our team is one of the most experienced in the region at handling company sales and acquisitions.

Private Equity and Venture Capital

The Corporate team works with both private equity and venture capital backed businesses, helping them grow and developing their companies.

Business Start-ups

When embarking on a new business start-up venture it is essential to ensure it is grounded on solid legal foundations and good practice.

Public Company Matters and Flotations

Our team is regarded as one of the leading regional practices in the field of public company work.

Joint Ventures Solicitors

The Corporate team has extensive experience advising on a wide variety of corporate ventures.

Corporate Banking and Finance

The Corporate team advises both borrowers and lenders in respect of secured and unsecured lending and acts for a number of financial institutions.

Share Options and Incentive Schemes

The Corporate team works with start-ups, owner managed businesses and private equity and venture capital backed businesses in their shareholder arrangements, assisting them in promoting and developing their companies via share incentive schemes.