Corporate
At Cripps, we want to see your business – and the people behind it – thrive.
We’re more than business lawyers. We’re personally invested in your success. An expert sounding board and strategic partner. A trusted pair of hands in changing times. Not just doing the deal, but ensuring it’s the best deal for you. All to exceptional standards and service.
With decades of experience advising entrepreneurs and businesses locally and globally, we’re by your side, whether you’re starting out, expanding or maturing. From M&A to financing, and commercial to employment matters, we identify opportunities, explore options, manage risks and tackle issues before they become threats. Cutting through the noise and getting to the issues, we understand your risk appetite and know what to fight for.
How our corporate team can help
Facilitating your growth, we will help you in all aspects of running a business from people and operational management to investment and expansion.
Key contacts
Partner and Head of Commercial Dispute Resolution +44 (0)1892 506 196 ed.weeks@cripps.co.uk
Our experience
Advised an insurance and compliance business on its set up, funding and ongoing buy and build strategy.
Advised a substantial family-owned tyre distribution business on governance, structure and acquisitions. Then worked with the shareholder group to manage their diverse interests.
Advised a national leisure park owner on multiple acquisitions of leisure parks across the country.
Advised a hydrogen energy startup on its structure, protection of IP and funding (seed, series 1 and series 2 investment rounds); series 2 raising £26 million.
Advised an insurance broking business on multiple acquisitions and the shareholder on the sale of the business to private equity as well as his rollover investment and its realisation.
Advised a specialist logistics business on its restructuring, divestment of non-core businesses and then its shareholders on their sale of a minority interest to private equity.
Our client successes
Supercharging international growth
4 min
Supporting global engagement tech company Uniguest with strategic UK acquisitions to drive growth.
Fighting for fairness
4 min
Securing financial security for ex-emergency services employee suffering with mental health issues.
Supporting the compliance journey
3 min
Learn about how we worked alongside StoneX’s in house legal team to address key data protection issues.
Supporting CH1s growth journey
3 min
Discover how we work alongside niche financial advisers CH1 Investment Partners LLP, to fund clean energy for the future.
How we made a difference
Related thinking
Pain-free tech procurement
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New data collection obligations for the leisure, food and drink sector
Considerations for employers when employees ask to work outside the UK
Making hybrid working work: Choosing the right hybrid working model
Can we talk about mental health at work?
Employment Tribunal Claims – Are you adequately protected?
Employment facts from April 2022
Director Disqualification: What is unfit conduct?
Director disqualification: How to apply to court for permission to act as a company director notwithstanding disqualification
Cryptocurrency as an asset in insolvency
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All things ‘BILS’, Directors Disqualification, recent cases and recommendations
The new moratorium procedure under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act
Contact us
If you have a question or need advice, please let us know how we can help.