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Who We Advise
Different businesses. Connected legal questions.
Our practice focuses on clients whose decisions involve regulation, ownership, finance or important commercial relationships. The starting point is your business and the matter in hand—not a list of products.
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Financial institutions and fintechs
For financial businesses, legal and regulatory questions often develop together. We advise on permissions, changes in ownership, governance and the commercial arrangements through which the business operates.
Relevant expertise: Financial Services Regulation; Corporate & M&A; Commercial Contracts; Technology, Data & AI.
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Investors and management teams
An investment or acquisition needs clear rights, an appropriate allocation of risk and a workable route to completion. We advise on the legal arrangements behind investment, ownership and transactions.
Relevant expertise: Corporate & M&A; Finance.
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Founders and growing companies
Growth brings new counterparties, capital and responsibilities. We support founders and management teams with equity investment, shareholder arrangements, commercial agreements and governance as their businesses develop.
Customer agreements need clear payment, delivery and liability terms.
Relevant expertise: Corporate & M&A; Commercial Contracts; Technology, Data & AI; Regulation where relevant.
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What the work needs to achieve
- For financial businesses: align the proposed activities, permissions, governance and contractual arrangements.
- For investors and management teams: understand the rights, obligations and legal decisions behind an investment or acquisition.
- For founders: document ownership, investment and commercial relationships in a way that supports the next stage of the business.
Our role and deliverables are agreed for each instruction. The scale of the transaction provides context; it does not replace a clear account of the work undertaken.
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Cross-border matters
Where a matter involves more than one jurisdiction, we agree the relevant legal scope and identify where local or specialist advice is required. A cross-border matter does not mean that one adviser is qualified in every jurisdiction involved.