01
Listing readiness review
Identifying legal issues early, while there is still time to resolve them properly.
SME IPO
Legal preparation and support for growing businesses moving from privately held company to listed enterprise.
Capabilities
What we advise on.
02
Corporate housekeeping
Records, resolutions, share capital history and filings brought into order.
03
Governance framework
Board composition, committees, policies and processes expected of a listed company.
04
Material contracts
Reviewing key commercial arrangements for disclosure, consent and continuity issues.
05
Pre-issue restructuring
Group simplification, related-party clean-up and resolution of legacy positions.
06
Diligence support
Working alongside the intermediaries and their advisers through the diligence process.
07
Issue documentation
Legal input into disclosure, representations and transaction documents.
08
Post-listing obligations
Continuing disclosure, related-party and governance requirements after listing.
When we help
The situations we step into.
A
A listing is being considered.
You want an honest view of legal readiness before committing to a timetable.
B
Diligence has surfaced problems.
Legacy issues need resolving without derailing the issue process.
C
The group needs simplifying.
Structure, shareholding or related-party arrangements do not suit a listed company.
D
You have listed.
Continuing obligations and governance now require a different operating discipline.
How we work
Legal advice built around the decision.
- 01
Understand
Start with the business objective, the commercial context and the decision at hand.
- 02
Prioritise
Separate the issues that affect value or execution from those that can be managed.
- 03
Structure
Translate priorities into a clear legal and negotiating framework.
- 04
Execute
Keep documentation, stakeholders and next steps moving towards the outcome.
Connected advice
Problems rarely stay in one practice area.
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