Business Restructuring

Whatever the reason for changing your business structure, our legal experts will smooth the way.

Business restructuring made easier with expert legal advice

Why do businesses restructure?

All businesses consider restructuring at some point. Whether they want to streamline, prepare for sale, merger or de-merger, change their financial structure, refinance or saving costs. Sometimes this takes place under the pressures of changing economic conditions, poor performance or to make a business more tax efficient.

How can Tees help you restructure your business?

Restructuring involves a wide range of legal issues, requiring expert advice and action. These include dealing with refinancing, moving or acquiring assets, reducing outlays and renegotiating contracts. Our specialist restructuring lawyers will assess your current business model and offer advice on the best way forward to deliver the objectives your restructuring is aiming to achieve.

Close and long-standing client relationships

Many of our clients have been working us for years, and we pride ourselves on knowing their business, and their long-term objectives. Our corporate restructuring teams will ensure they understand all your long- and short-term goals to help you towards success in the most direct and cost-effective way.

The team at Tees is exceptional when it comes to corporate and commercial. Their tenacity and understanding of our business were excellent, as well as their understanding of a commercial deal that was not always straightforward.

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Our expertise

Our business restructuring lawyers can support and advise you on a range of issues including:

Mergers and demergers
Purchase of own shares
Capital reduction
Intra group transfers
Group re-organisations
Management buy-ins and buy-out

Legal and financial advice

Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm and our commercial team are experienced in all aspects of business law, so you can be assured of a comprehensive and joined-up service with Tees. Our specialist team comprises colleagues from across our organisation, for example in: employment law, commercial property, litigation and business finance.

We also have in-house independent financial advisers who work closely with our lawyers to deliver all the advice you need for your business.

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Frequently asked questions

The answers to many of your questions can be found here, please get in touch for further information.

I have been told my property has development potential. What do I do?

If you’ve been contacted by a developer or a land promoter regarding a potential development to your property, you may wish to consider granting an option agreement or a promotion agreement. An option agreement is made between the landowner and the developer, where it is intended that the developer will apply for planning permission and requires an option to buy the property. A land promotion agreement is used where a developer agrees to apply for planning permission and will market the property for sale on the open market once planning permission has been obtained. This is usually in return for a proportion of the net sale proceeds. The law on this is very complex and you will need specialist advice.

Contact us today

If you’d like to meet one of our experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.

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0800 013 1165

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Bishop’s Stortford
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