Experience - Non-contentious

We have wide experience of drafting, negotiating and advising upon commercial contractual and corporate documentation for clients in a broad range of industry sectors.

We have been involved in numerous transactions, negotiations and the preparation of documents for capital infrastructure projects, project and asset financing, the sale and purchase of real estate (hotels, commercial, development land, mixed use sits and residential) in the UK and in Europe, the sale and purchase of shareholdings in numerous English and foreign companies and the preparation of numerous concession agreements as well as advising on and documenting numerous joint ventures involving interests in many countries throughout the world.

We are also regularly involved in the establishment of family trusts and companies in a number of offshore jurisdictions including Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Liberia, Liechtenstein and Panama.

We also have experience of dealing with significant real estate transactions both in the UK and worldwide.

We aim to produce clear and concise documentation, using plain and simple English.

Our experience includes:

 
  Corporate & Commercial
   
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 Acted for the vendor on a share purchase agreement for the sale of an international company which a owned a major 600 bedroom European hotel for over €150 million.
   
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 Acted on the acquisition and subsequent disposal of a US real estate company for over US$100 million.
   
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 Acted on the acquisition and subsequent disposal of significant minority interests in US listed companies worth over US$50 million.
   
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 Advising upon a supply agreement between a Danish paint manufacturer and an English ship repair yard.
   
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 Preparing and advising upon an e-commerce agreement between a UK software company and a major UK supermarket relating to the design, hosting and maintenance of a website.
   
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 Preparing and advising upon standard form performance guarantee contracts for a Danish paint manufacturer.
   
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 Advised a UK start-up company on the corporate and contractual documentation necessary for their operations in the UK marketing industry.
   
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 Advised a UK company on service agreements and employment contracts for key employees.
   
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 Advised a UK start-up company on standard form contracts with end-users.
   
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 Advised a UK firm on the terms of its partnership deed.
   
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 Drafted and reviewed confidentiality, consultancy and joint venture agreements for UK Plc.
   
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 Advised multinational supplier on the terms of guarantees to be issued by it to support its products and services.
   
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 Reviewed and advised upon the terms of software licensing agreements for UK company.
   
• Advised European and Japanese shipping companies on time, voyage and bareboat charterparties, shipbuilding and ship conversion contracts.
   
• Prepared standard form contract for facilities management supplier.
   
• Reviewed and advising upon performance and refund guarantees.
   
• Prepared, negotiated and advised upon a long term supply agreement.
   
• Reviewing and advising upon hire-purchase agreements and loan agreements.
   
• Preparing and negotiating share sale and purchase agreements: reviewing and advising upon loan and security documentation.
   
• Acting for a range of UK companies in preparing and advising upon franchise agreements, shareholders agreements, distribution agreements, software licence agreements, supply agreements, other commercial agreements, joint ventures and financial assistance (Sections 151-158 Companies Act 1985) issues.
   
• Preparing and negotiating concession agreements, developments agreements, production sharing agreements and rig supply agreements on behalf of both oil companies and host governments.
   
• Preparing and negotiating concession agreements, developments agreements, production sharing agreements and rig supply agreements on behalf of both oil companies and host governments.
   
• Acting on the sale and purchase of private executive jets (Falcon 900 and Gulfstream G4 and G5).
   
• Acting on behalf of a UK company in new start up aircraft leasing business involving establishment of UK company, shareholders agreement and commercial agreement with aircraft provider.
   
• We represent the owner of the prestigious La Gazelle d’Or hotel in Morocco.
   
  Real Estate
   
• Acting on behalf of a real estate developer in relation to a development worth Canadian $40 million.
   
• Advising the owner of a substantial office building in central London following the insolvency of the main contractor prior to the completion of renovation works on the building.
   
• Acting on the acquisition and subsequent disposal of a French ski resort for approximately FF300 million.
   
• Acting on the acquisition and subsequent disposal of significant commercial investment properties worth £5 – 50 million.
   
• Acting on the sale of a French ski chalet worth €4 million.
   
• Acting on the £7 million refurbishment of office premises in Central London.