High quality solicitors in London? We currently have two offices across London and Essex, but we regularly act for individuals and business in other areas of the UK. You can view our locations map here. Outside of the law, Kush has an avid interest in Formula 1 and property refurbishment. He has watched the Friends box set a number of times (but, then again, who hasn’t….?). Read more information on law firm. We encourage our people to think creatively and imaginatively in the legal advice we give, as well as the way we provide services.

We are experts in a range of mergers and acquisitions transactions, including share sales and purchases, asset sales and purchases, demergers, fundraising and management buy-outs and buy-ins. We generally deal with transaction values of between £100,000 – £10 million. Whether you have made the decision to retire and sell your business after many decades or are a start-up or an established business looking to make your first or a series of acquisitions, we offer specialist advice and representation which is tailored to your particular objectives.

The main purpose of a demerger is to segregate the different activities of a single company by transferring the distinct business into separate companies or group of companies. In certain cases, the demerger results (by design) in a change of control of both, or all, businesses as they will be held by different shareholders after the demerger. A demerger may be pursued for a variety of reasons including the realisation of the full value of each business (i.e., they are individually more valuable as separate businesses than they would be within a single company), or perhaps a decision by the owners to pursuant independent business strategies (possibly in different business sectors). Alternatively, a demerger might proceed as an alternative to a sale. Discover more info on birdilaw.com.

A failure to comply with FSMA is a criminal offence and could result in any earnings you make being treated as the proceeds of a crime under the money laundering regulations. Notwithstanding this serious point, ensuring that you comply with FSMA will verify and increase your credibility and professionalism from your investor’s perspective. Not doing so could have the opposite effect. We are well-versed in advising and project managing matters involving: Pre-Seed (including family and friends) and Seed (including angel investment) Funding; Term Sheets and Cap Tables; Founders’ and Investment Agreements (including negotiation of warranties and indemnities); Bespoke Articles of Association to comply with EIS/SEIS legislation if applicable; Share Options (including sweat equity options); Loan Note Instruments and Finance Documentation; Company Secretarial tasks.

There are a lot of reasons to try to avoid litigating in the courts, including: The courts may give you credit (by a costs order against your opponent) for trying to settle the dispute if things do go all the way to a court hearing or trial. You may be penalised by the courts for unreasonably refusing to participate in out-of-court dispute resolution. If you lose your case, you will likely be ordered to pay your opponent’s costs as well as any damages or other award ordered against you. If you win your case, you might be awarded your costs to be paid by your opponent, but you will never make a full recovery of your costs.