SERVICES
FOR BUSINESS
COMMERCIAL SOLICITORS IN READING & HENLEY
From your initial enquiry through to the conclusion of your legal matter, we will make every effort to tailor our services to meet the precise requirements of you and your business. We take a holistic approach to build long-term relationships with our clients, pooling the expertise of specialist commercial teams and looking ahead to the future.
We will ensure we explain your options in plain English and provide a transparent breakdown of our fee structure, meaning you can have complete confidence about the choices you make and how they fit with your overall priorities. You can decide on the level of support and contact with which you feel comfortable.
Start-up and funding
We provide common sense, commercial and value-added legal advice to entrepreneurs, start-ups and early stage businesses. Our primary goal is to provide you with the legal advice that you need to succeed which supports, rather than frustrates, the growth of the business during the start-up and scale up phases.
We advise start-up and scaleup clients on a broad range of legal matters, including:
THP Solicitors have strong contacts with angel and seed funds, venture capital and private equity firms, banks and other sources of funding and have helped our clients get the much needs cash injection they require to help their business grow and develop. Our team works on a full spectrum of transactions, from incorporation through to successive financing rounds and exits. We are experienced with helping secure funding for our clients from major institutional lenders and independent lenders and can help with your financing needs.
We are very aware of the budget limitations of small businesses and factor that into our advice, including an initial free consultation to advise you on the best steps forward. Contact Sanjay Soni or Malcom Head to see how we can help with your business.
Terms, Conditions & Contracts
Properly drafted terms, conditions and contracts are the bedrock of any successful business. As your business grows and you introduce new products or services, you’ll need to review your general terms and conditions of business, or the contracts which reflect particular transactions or relationships with customers and suppliers. A well drafted agreement can add significant value to your business whereas poorly drafted documents can be worse than no document at all.
Terms and conditions may all look much the same if you just skim them briefly but in fact they vary greatly because they can cover many different situations and should reflect the business they are written for. We unfortunately spend quite a lot of time advising people who have ‘copied and pasted’ T&Cs without understanding them and find out too late they are not fit for their business when they need to rely on them.
It is vital to understand and be able to enforce your rights in any business relationship, we will ensure that you set the right tone in your negotiations and that you manage the progress of your contracts to ensure the best results for you and your business.
Terms & Conditions, contracts and commercial agreements need to reflect your business, so we strive to understand how you work and we tailor our agreements to fit your business requirements. We can draft, advise and negotiate on a range of commercial contracts for the provision of goods and services and make sure that your business is protected by written agreements that meets your needs and protects you interests and assets. Contact Sanjay Soni or Malcom Head to see how we can help with your business.
Corporate Structures
We act for businesses of all sizes, from sole traders looking to move to larger premises to large companies or investors wanting to expand or dispose of their property portfolio, with vacant possession or subject to occupational leases.
We understand the commercial imperative that lies behind the need for professional legal support in commercial property sales or acquisitions, and we keep the business objectives in front of mind so that our legal advice is credible, cost-effective and practical in their marketplace.
Shareholder Agreements
The structure for running a limited company is set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association as registered at Companies House. However, in a small privately owned company this does not give the owner necessary protection and appropriately document the relationship between shareholders.
It is vital that the shareholders prepare a Shareholders Agreement which documents what happens if:
Mergers & Acquisitions
We have many years of experience both buying and selling all types and sizes of organisations. If you are considering purchasing or selling a business then take advantage of our initial free interview to prepare you for the process and outline the type process you will need to follow.
We are experienced at guiding businesses and their management team from the early stages of negotiation all the way through to completion. We understand that if you are buying or selling that there is a need to move as quickly as you require without compromising the protections you need.
Partnership Agreements
Choosing the appropriate partnership structure for your business venture is important because it affects many aspects down the road such as legal protection and levels of taxation. It also not a simple matter to change structures later.
Whilst there is no legal obligation requiring a business partnership to put in place a Partnership Agreement it is very important to do so in order to regulate the business relationship because the law does not adequately provide for many issues which can arise in the modern world.
It is vital that Partners in a business address and document the following:
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