We help you set the business up correctly, contract with confidence, raise money, buy, sell and — when it is time — restructure or exit. Most of the corporate problems we are asked to fix later began as something small that was never documented properly, so we would rather help you at the beginning
Company formation and structuring. Incorporation, business names, incorporated trustees, partnerships, joint ventures and group structures, with the post-incorporation filings, statutory registers and beneficial ownership disclosures kept current so that a routine search never becomes a problem.
Commercial contracts. Supply, distribution, services, outsourcing, agency, licensing and framework agreements drafted to protect you, negotiated to close, and written so that the person who has to perform them can understand them.
Mergers, acquisitions and restructuring. Structuring, due diligence, transaction documents, competition and regulatory clearances, completion mechanics and post-completion integration, on either side of the table.
Shareholder and governance arrangements. Shareholders' agreements, board charters and directors' duties advice, plus corporate governance frameworks that survive contact with real disagreement rather than collapsing at the first one.
Start-ups, venture capital and private equity. Founder arrangements, vesting, share option schemes, convertible instruments, funding rounds, investor negotiations and exits — with a view to what the next round will need, not just this one.
Foreign investment and market entry. Choice of vehicle, investment registration, business permits, sectoral licensing, capital importation and repatriation, incentives and free zone structuring.
Company secretarial services. Acting as your company secretary, or supporting your secretariat, so that meetings, minutes, registers, resolutions and annual returns are never a source of exposure.
