Shareholders

Let our experienced corporate team provide you with the advice that you may need in your capacity as a shareholder in a company. Whether you are a majority shareholder or a minority shareholder, we can assist with the initial structuring, the ongoing relationships between shareholders and looking after the interests of shareholders generally.
We can also help where problems arise between shareholders, with management or where action is taken by third parties. Disputes between shareholders can be very expensive and often lead to significant disruption in the day to day operations of the business if they are not dealt with effectively or legislated for at the outset.
We can draft agreements setting out your rights and obligations and advise shareholders who wish to exit. Our team are specialists in advising investors – and also companies who are looking to take investors – and can handle matters from start to finish, leaving you confident that your interests are protected.
Our expertise covers:

• Shareholder agreements
• Investment agreements
• Removal of directors by shareholders
• Purchase of shareholder interests
• Breach of director’s duties
• Disputes between shareholders including section 994 Companies Act 2006 petitions and derivative actions.
• Insolvency