Corporate and commercial
Thomas Horton LLP’s corporate and commercial law team is headed by Jeff Taylor who joined us in 2009 after 13 years at international law firm Eversheds.
We act for a wide range of businesses including start-ups, established owner-managed businesses and UK subsidiaries of national and international companies. We also work with banks, accountants and investors, advising them and their clients on fundraising and investment/divestment decisions.
The Thomas Horton team is proud to be counted among the top 10 law firms in the West Midlands for Corporate Law, and to be recognised among the very best in the country in the prestigious Legal 500 publication.
Commercial Business support areas:
CORPORATE:
- Buying or selling a business
- Legal due diligence
- Venture capital and management buyouts
- Business start-up advice, including company and partnership formation
- Shareholder agreements
- Joint ventures
- Corporate restructuring
- Raising finance
- Public offerings, rights issues and placings.
COMMERCIAL LAW:
Covering everything and anything to do with structuring and negotiating commercial agreements, and helping you to make informed decisions when you are evaluating commercial matters.
- Terms and conditions of business
- Contractual disputes
- Agency and distribution agreements
- Licensing arrangements
- Competition law
- Intellectual property
Regulatory issues such as data protection, competition and freedom of information.
