Financing your Business through Private Equity
Whether you are the founder of a new business seeking seed funding, an investor considering a substantial investment or part of a management team looking to undertake a management buyout we can assist you with financing your business.
We advise companies, existing shareholders and investors on private equity transactions ranging in size and complexity from modest seed and start-up rounds by friends, family and business angels to multi-million pound development and growth capital rounds by institutional investors.
We provide advice on:
- Preliminary documents, including heads of terms, confidentiality and exclusivity agreements
- Due diligence
- Drafting bespoke articles of association
- Advising on share rights and creating alphabet share structures
- Shareholder and subscription agreements (investment agreements)
- Share option agreements
Banking and Finance
We offer advice on a wide range of debt financing transactions ranging from smaller unsecured borrowing by individuals and director/shareholder loan facilities to larger secured facilities, acting for borrowers, lenders and guarantors.
We provide advice on:
- Term sheets
- Secured or unsecured loan agreements
- Director or shareholder loan agreements
- Security documentation, including debentures, charges over assets (including shares and real estate) and personal guarantees.
Contact our Corporate & Commercial team on 020 7228 0017