Corporate & Commercial Solicitors.

 

Led by highly experienced corporate and commercial lawyer and Holden Smith director, Rob Kelly, our expert corporate and commercial team has the knowledge and expertise to support you for every step of your business journey.

To speak to our corporate and commercial team, complete our online enquiry form.

How can your corporate team support my business?

With a wealth of experience in supporting businesses of all sizes, just some of the areas our corporate and commercial team can support you with include:

  • Share sales/company sales

  • Business sales (where a company is selling a business rather than owners selling their shares in the company)

  • Business purchases

  • Share purchases and company purchases

  • Shareholder agreements & articles of association

  • Company reorganisations e.g. de-mergers, growth shares

  • Tax-led reorganisations e.g. alphabet share schemes

  • Shareholder disputes

  • EMI Schemes

  • Settlement Agreements

 

Our Corporate Team

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Rob Kelly – Director & Corporate Lawyer

Having spent several years in industry working in finance director and managing director roles before becoming a solicitor, Rob has the commercialism his clients demand, and an empathy with their business needs.

Rob understands numbers inside out and can guide and advise clients through the corporate finance/business sale/business purchase process. He also holds several non-executive director roles and is a member of The Audit Committee of The University of Huddersfield.

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Neville Moore – Consultant

Nev has significant expertise in company and commercial matters having worked for leading international law firms in London and Yorkshire for almost 20 years. His experience covers the full range of company issues from advising founders on setting up their businesses and obtaining investment, through reorganisations and succession planning, to exits whether by sales to trade buyers, private equity investors or employee ownership trusts.

Nev combines technical excellence with a down-to-earth commercial approach to help clients achieve their goals, whatever the size and nature of their business.

Brittany Clark – Corporate Solicitor

Brittany joined Holden Smith in January 2021 on the SQE apprenticeship. Brittany has since qualified as a solicitor and been involved in our expansion into Manchester.

Brittany handles a wide range of transactions, including company restructuring, share / business sales, shareholders’ agreements, and can also manage the property aspects of these commercial transactions.

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