Shoosmiths has one of the most active and dynamic corporate teams in the UK and our reach extends internationally, supporting some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses.
Our corporate team advises public and private companies, partnerships, management teams, investors, and debt providers through every stage of the business life cycle. Whatever your needs, we are here to advise and assist throughout a business’s corporate journey. We deal in inbound and outbound work as well as across multiple jurisdictions, using one of the largest corporate teams in the UK and our network of law firms around the world. We advise on a wide range of specialisms including:
- Corporate finance and governance
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Private equity
- Venture and development capital
- Initial public offerings and equity capital markets
- Investment funds
- Banking and finance
- Reorganisations and restructurings
- General corporate law advice
- Company secretarial
Recent cross-border experience includes:
- Advising global construction chemical company FOSROC on its conditional sale to Saint-Gobain for $1.25 billion.
- Advising Fortune India 500 listed PI Industries Limited, on its offer to acquire Plant Health Care PLC.
- Advising Hipgnosis Songs Fund on its $1.6 billion takeover bid from equity investor Blackstone.
