The Corporate Unit at Fox Hayes advises businesses at all stages of their growth. The Unit prepares a wide range of legal documents and helps with the completion of major transactions. Our work includes:

  1. Corporate Transactions

•  buying and selling companies
•  management buyouts
•  venture capital/private equity (investments in companies)

2. Businesses Transfers

•  buying and selling unincorporated businesses

3. Commercial Agreements

•  partnership agreements
•  incorporations (changing from a partnership to a limited company)
•  company formations)
•  shareholders agreements
•  joint venture agreements
•  loan agreements
•  security documents
•  guarantees
•  terms and conditions
•  distribution/agency agreements
•  franchise agreements
•  leasing and hire purchase agreements

4. Business Advice

•  general advice new businesses
•  advice on business structures (usually whether to trade as a sole trader/partnership or a limited company)
•  partnership disputes and reorganisations
•  share structures
•  shareholder disputes and reorganisations