Our legal specialists know that when you’re making big decisions in your business, you can benefit greatly from a guiding hand that ensures you’re protecting your interests now and for the future.
Our team can assist you in making informed decisions, from getting into business and putting ownership agreements in place, to share incentives that allow your employees to profit, and efficient exit planning. Whether you are engaging in private equity consulting or refining a partnership structure, we’re here to support you.
Choose Duncan & Toplis as your trusted legal services partner.
Forming a new business, incorporating an existing one or dealing with a reorganisation of an existing business can be a complicated and complex process. Corporate restructuring and demergers are a great option for businesses that wish to succession plan, plan for a future exit, separate out different workstreams, insert new holding companies, or create tax efficiencies.
With a detailed knowledge of all kinds of business structures and a close relationship with our tax and accounting teams, we provide a holistic and seamless service from start to finish, offering a comprehensive and attentive service that aligns with your goals and objectives, together with your advisers.
We regularly support all types of businesses, from farming partnerships to SMEs and larger companies, and we act on restructuring and demergers of varying complexity, including multi-step reorganisations across different jurisdictions or organisations.
There are lots of options available to reward and incentivise employees, from employee incentive share schemes (EMI schemes), growth shares and share options.
We work closely with the Duncan & Toplis tax team to implement such schemes as a way of attracting and rewarding employees, ensuring a collaborative approach across the Duncan & Toplis Group. Our legal advisers have expertise in drafting share scheme rules, option agreements and growth share articles for a range of businesses, from start-up companies and household names.
Whatever your reasons for selling a business, it can be a lengthy and complicated process, whether the sale involves the sale of business assets or shares.
The seller and buyer should consider which of these two options is best for them, as each has different implications.
Due diligence is an essential part of buying a business; this enables a buyer to gain as much relevant information as possible about the business they hope to purchase. Our experts have broad experience in conducting financial due diligence so that our clients can make informed decisions.
At Duncan & Toplis, we support both buyers and sellers of businesses to ensure that they remain compliant at every stage of the process. We help you to get the best deal, providing expert insights and advice for as long as you need.
Our team of experts have helped many businesses navigate the law around partnerships to share the profits and challenges of business. Every partnership is unique; each party will have different requirements and expectations from an agreement.
We work closely with you to understand and advise on the best way forward for your partnership and the appropriate structure under English law.
We can help you draw up a tailored partnership agreement that suits your needs and those of all parties involved, from silent partnerships to arrangements where different portions of profits are shared based on investment, hours committed or liability taken.
Existing partnerships without documented agreements should consider having a partnership agreement to formalise their arrangement and ensure profits, losses and liabilities are shared in an agreed and transparent way.
The finances of a business can make or break a company, so seeking professional advice to ensure you’re on track is a great way to share the responsibility with experts who can help you navigate the complex world of company law and compliance.
Our team has extensive experience in a number of areas of company finance, including shareholder agreements, articles of association and classes of shares, share incentives and share options, reorganisations, dividends and distributions, purchase of shares, share and bonus issues and joint ventures.
When the capital markets, investment vehicles or management teams come together, expert legal advice is essential. Our experience in private equity consulting allows us to act for investors as they invest in or exit a company, and for management teams engaged in that process. We provide advice on deal structuring, shareholder arrangements, governance matters and exit planning so that your interest is protected and aligned with your strategic objectives.
For more information about our specialist legal services for your business, and to learn more about how our team can assist you, get in touch today.
