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Company mergers and acquisitions

• The corporate team advises on all types of mergers and acquisitions including share and asset purchases. In relation to public company work the team has considerable experience liaising with The Takeover Panel and advising on The Takeover Code. The team has specific expertise of dealing with companies in the biotech and software sectors.

 Private equity and venture capital investments

•  The corporate team has specific expertise in advising both management teams and consortiums of investors in relation to investments in companies. This includes conducting extensive due diligence to ensure that any risks in relation to such investment are minimized.

 Joint Ventures and partnerships

 Corporate governance and directors duties

 Company formation and company secretarial

 Corporate reorganisations

 Company law

 Charity law and formation of charities

 Intellectual property and information technology

• The team has wide experience of advising on the development, exploitation and enforcement of rights in intellectual property and information technology. In particular the team has advised on joint collaborations in relation to the development of intellectual property rights and exploitation/ licensing of such rights. 

 Cross-border transactions

• Our legal team has extensive experience of acting on cross-border transactions including US/UK acquisitions and mergers.