Corporate & Commercial Law.

 

Led by highly experienced corporate and commercial lawyer and Holden Smith director, Rob Kelly, our expert corporate and commercial team has the knowledge and expertise to support you for every step of your business journey.

 

About Rob Kelly – Director & Corporate Lawyer

Having spent several years in industry working in finance director and managing director roles before becoming a solicitor, Rob has the commercialism his clients demand, and an empathy with their business needs.

Rob understands numbers inside out and can guide and advise clients through the corporate finance / business sale / business purchase process. He also holds several non-executive director roles and is a member of The Audit Committee of The University of Huddersfield.

You can contact Rob directly on rob.kelly@holdensmith.co.uk

 

How can your corporate team support my business?

With a wealth of experience in supporting businesses of all sizes, just some of the areas our corporate and commercial team can support you on include:

  • Share sales / company sales

  • Business sales (where a company is selling a business rather than owners selling their shares in the company)

  • Business purchases

  • Share purchases and company purchases

  • Shareholder agreements & articles of association

  • Company reorganisations e.g. de-mergers, growth shares

  • Tax-led reorganisations e.g. alphabet share schemes

  • Shareholder disputes

  • EMI Schemes

  • Settlement Agreements

 
 
 

What does your corporate law team work on?

Our corporate law – or Mergers & Acquisitions – team, focuses specifically on merging, de-merging, buying and selling businesses, and their assets. The team also supports clients with the restructuring of companies.

Our corporate team has experience that spans a whole range of industries and sectors, ensuring they have the knowledge and real-life experience required to support businesses for every step of the process.

We work with small, growing, and large businesses, representing buyers and sellers, as well as financial advisors who structure the M&A process.