Corporate documents decide who owns the business, who controls it and how anyone gets value out.
Standard articles of association say almost nothing about the things co-owners actually fall out over, so without proper agreements the answer comes from company law rather than from anything you chose. It matters commercially too.
Buyers pay for businesses where ownership is clean, decisions are properly recorded and nothing important rests on a handshake, and they discount everything else. The background work that strengthens that value usually cannot be done in the month before a sale.
Corporate work covers the ownership and structure of your business, and the transactions that change it.
We help with:
- shareholder agreements and tailored articles of association;
- partnership and LLP agreements;
- joint ventures and collaborations;
- buying and selling companies and business assets;
- heads of terms; and
- directors’ duties and exit planning.
The questions we get asked most are the practical ones, such as who can block a decision, what happens when a shareholder leaves or dies, how shares can be sold and to whom, what a buyer will ask for in due diligence, and what you are personally on the hook for as a director.
Our corporate law services
From everyday business decisions to major transactions, explore how we can support and protect your business.
Ways of working together
Fixed-fee projects
A single, defined piece of work for an agreed fixed fee, communicated before we engage. Reviewing a contract, drafting your terms, handling a negotiation.
No surprises and no hidden fees
Flagship Subscription
Ares Access
Ongoing support on a fixed monthly subscription, for businesses that need commercial legal input regularly rather than as the occasional one-off.
- Dedicated lawyer
- Fixed monthly fees
- Commercial advice on demand
From £500 plus VAT per month
Legal Health Check
Fixed fee of £2,000 plus VAT
Any questions?
Phone: 02382 420035
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