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Corporate advisory

 

We understand that business leaders are under pressure to make difficult and informed decisions everyday as part of running their business. Our corporate advisors have vast knowledge and can work alongside you to assist these decisions to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.

Our Corporate Advisory Services include:

  • Drafting board minutes, agreements, and any other documents which you are required to file.
  • Advising on director duties and conduct
  • Providing strategic support in helping you lead your company
  • Assisting and executing mergers and acquisitions
  • Helping you comply with your corporate obligations

Our expertise in Corporate Advisory

We have experience in providing corporate advisory services to small, medium and large companies, and companies in all kinds of industries, so have expertise to tailor our advice to fit your business needs.

Corporate Advisory: How we can help

We pride ourselves on getting to know our clients so we can help provide personal advice to suit your and your business needs. Our corporate advisors can help answer your queries and guide you through implementing your decisions in order to ensure compliance with the law imposed on directors.

“Very professional, knowledgeable and accessible lawyers.” 

Chambers and Partners

FAQs – Advisory & governance

Corporate Advisory Services is an umbrella term that encompasses specialised advice given to corporate organisations by professional advisors such as lawyers and accountants. The advice can be anything from: entity establishment to directors duties and conduct, or convening and structuring board and general meetings, drafting minutes, or providing strategic support, and preparing for sale or acquisition.

Corporate Governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled. Boards of directors are responsible for the governance of their companies. The shareholders’ role in governance is to appoint the directors and the auditors and to satisfy themselves that an appropriate governance structure is in place.

The best practice of corporate governance has been codified in the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018. The Code operates on a ‘comply or explain’ basis.

The Corporate Governance can be separated into five sections:

  1. Board Leadership and Company Purpose
  2. Division of Responsibilities
  3. Composition, Succession and Evaluation
  4. Audit, Risk and Internal Control
  5. Remuneration

Corporate governance is based on five guiding principles:

  1. Accountability
  2. Awareness
  3. Impartiality
  4. Responsibility
  5. Transparency

Although the Code is only mandatory for listed companies, all companies should have appropriate systems, policies and practices in place. Therefore, even though it is not obligatory, many businesses opt to abide with the UK Corporate Governance Code.

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