At Shoosmiths, we advise public and private companies, partnerships, management teams, investors and debt providers through every stage of the business life cycle.
We’re ranked in the top five UK law firms by corporate deal volume in Experian MarketIQ M&A Review 2020.

Corporate advice through every stage of the business life cycle

Our corporate lawyers will support and advise you all the way from start-up (including assisting you with structuring options), through to M&A, management transactions, development funding, restructuring, capital reductions and private equity funding.

At every stage we will help you to look at the practical and legal aspects, always taking into account your ultimate exit strategy. Shoosmiths corporate team want to ensure you achieve your objectives.

How can we help?

Our lawyers tailor their approach to each client, delivering high quality advice backed by cost transparency, business sense, clear reporting and accessibility.

We cultivate strong leadership and project management skills in all our lawyers to drive transactions forward and help you achieve the best outcome.

Why Shoosmiths

With more than 130 corporate lawyers operating in England and Scotland, clients also benefit from the strength of our specialist teams covering tax, employment, pensions, competition, real estate and commercial issues to ensure all aspects of every deal are entirely supported.

What sets us apart from others is our ability to truly listen to our clients and use their feedback to continually improve. Because of this, we have been recognised in national award programmes for innovation and we are known for our excellent client experience.