Corporate and M&A
Our range of services includes:
- Public takeovers: We are well recognised for our public takeover expertise and have been involved in many high-profile takeovers. We have demonstrated an ability to develop innovative solutions for our clients, such as our work on pre-conditional schemes of arrangement which was central to the Takeover Panel's development of the Code rules on schemes. We also have significant experience advising on breakup bids and the subsequent division of the target's assets, including transactions involving targets withassets spread across multiple jurisdictions.
- Private company and business acquisitions and disposals: A core part of our practice involves advising clients on all aspects of the acquisition and disposal of companies and businesses in all market sectors, frequently with an international dimension. Our ability to deliver a "standard" transaction is without question. It is in the delivery of transactions with complex issues in areas such as financial services regulation, the environment, pensions, trusts and tax that we have an opportunity to demonstrate fully our expertise.
- Equity capital markets: We have a proven ability to handle the most complex and demanding equity capital markets work for our clients. This includes advising on the rules of both the main market of the London Stock Exchange and AIM. We advise issuers, underwriters, sponsors and NOMADS, as well as selling shareholders, on primary and secondary share issues across all industry sectors. Our expertise and experience includes advising in relation to initial public offerings, secondary fundraisings, redomiciliations and "PIPE" investments.
- Restructurings, demergers and reorganisations:
We advise on all forms of complex demergers, reorganisations and
solvent restructurings. Our considerable expertise includes the
reorganisation of multinational groups, the reconstruction of
groups to achieve long-term viability, the restructuring of the
share capital of companies, the use of schemes of arrangement and
other court processes and the redomiciliation of companies to
overseas jurisdictions. We also have the expertise to advise on
insolvent and
distressed restructurings. - Joint ventures: We advise on all forms of joint venture, from traditional corporate joint ventures through partnerships to contractual joint ventures and shareholder agreements. We ensure that we understand your underlying commercial objectives and work closely with your accountants to create a joint venture structure which meets your operational, accounting, regulatory, legal and tax requirements.
- Corporate advisory: We advise a broad range of private and public companies on all aspects of company law including: company formation and constitution; corporate administration and shareholder meetings; regulatory compliance, including compliance with the Listing and Prospectus Rules; share buy backs; dividends and maintenance of capital issues; shareholder rights; and directors' duties and liabilities.
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"An outstanding ability to communicate with our organisation at every level and to co-ordinate and execute the most challenging of deals, beyond normal lawyering. Internationally, they have a differentiated model of working with excellent independent firms and deliver a joined up service."
Julian Mash - Chief Executive, Vision Capital
"Macfarlanes LLP attracts glowing reviews from clients: ' they are pretty faultless', and 'a cut above'."
The UK Legal 500 2011
"A mid-market powerhouse, Macfarlanes generates positive reviews for its 'extremely able' practitioners' tackling of high-quality corporate matters."
Chambers UK 2012