Whether you’re involved in buying or selling a business, seeking third-party investment or financing, entering a joint venture, expanding across jurisdictions, or undergoing business restructuring, wise counsel is crucial to navigate commercial complexities and structure your business effectively
Spencer West’s corporate lawyers bring a wealth of experience, advising finance directors and boards of both listed and unlisted companies. Many of our lawyers have direct experience working in-house or serving as directors on company boards. With a resolute business perspective, we offer advice with the ‘business owner’s eye.
We provide a comprehensive range of corporate, commercial, and business-related legal services, covering every aspect of a business’s legal life, from inception and constitutional documentation to development, expansion through equity and debt finance rounds, and strategic exit planning. Our clientele spans from startups to listed international corporations.
- mergers and acquisitions – share and asset sales and purchases
- shareholders agreements and joint ventures
- company reorganisations
- corporate finance
- corporate governance, including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues
- directors’ service agreements
- share plans (including employee share schemes)
- shareholder disputes
- equity capital markets, listings on stock exchanges and share placings
- company incorporation and start-up advice
- listed and unlisted companies
- private equity firms
- owners and managers
- start-ups/scale-ups
Our work spans various sectors, and our corporate practice is bolstered by cross-team collaboration and sector-specific teams with specialist expertise. Some notable areas include
– INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND FINTECH
Our Information Technology and FinTech specialists play a crucial role in supporting corporate clients navigating the complexities of the rapidly evolving digital landscape. They address legal challenges related to data privacy, cybersecurity, blockchain, and regulatory compliance, ensuring seamless integration of technological advancements into corporate structures
– CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING
Collaborating with our Construction, Engineering, and Projects team helps corporate clients navigate legal intricacies in the built environment. This collaboration ensures the seamless execution of corporate initiatives involving infrastructure development, real estate, or large-scale projects within legal frameworks, addressing design risks, project financing, and dispute resolution.
– MEDIA
As client demand for legal advice in the media sector rises, we collaborate with experts to provide guidance on content creation, distribution, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance. Our advice covers contracts, licensing agreements, content acquisition, and the protection of intellectual property rights, enabling corporate entities to leverage their media assets effectively.
– HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE
Our collaboration with lawyers specialising in hospitality and leisure provides tailored expertise to address the unique challenges and opportunities within the industry. We offer advice on hotel management agreements, licensing, regulatory compliance, customer relations, and employment issues, fostering a comprehensive legal approach for corporate ventures in hospitality and leisure.
– TELECOMS
Recognising the increasing reliance on communication technologies, our telecoms team brings specialist knowledge in areas such as regulatory compliance, licensing, spectrum management, data protection, and telecommunications contracts. This collaboration ensures support for clients navigating the complex landscape of telecoms and infrastructure development, service agreements, and compliance with evolving regulatory frameworks. Our telecoms lawyers contribute to the seamless integration of advanced technologies, such as 5G and IoT, into corporate strategies.
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