ANDERSON FYFE - THE BACKBONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
Anderson Fyfe LLP with all corporate and commercial matters, from the set-up of a business, through to commercial contracts and day to day matters and including the disposal or acquisition of a business. Our corporate finance department is recommended by the Legal 500.
Find out more about our Corporate and Business Law services:
- Commercial contracts
- Contracts are key to any business. Anderson Fyfe has experts who advise on contracts of any nature, from standard terms and conditions through to complex bespoke contracts unique to particular industries. The objective of any advice is to ensure that risk is properly allocated among the parties to a contract in order to ensure they all get a balanced and favourable return.
- Corporate finance and fundraising
- Businesses need finance. Anderson Fyfe is experienced in acting both for lenders and borrowers in connection with finance documentation. The firm also acts for venture capitalists and individual investors.
The firm has particular expertise in structuring investments and negotiating the terms of any facility, any associated securities and any exit arrangements. - Franchising
- Franchising is becoming increasingly popular. It is attractive to a franchisor because it allows for business expansion and increased brand name recognition without taking on the risks associated with raising capital to grow a business. It is attractive to franchisees because it allows them to be their own boss, but with the security of buying into an established and recognised business.
Anderson Fyfe has considerable expertise in advising both franchisors and franchisees, and recognises that the key to a successful arrangement is to ensure the right balance of risk and reward for both sides. - Intellectual property
- Intellectual property is a key factor in the success of many businesses. Whether it is a copyright, trademark, a patent or know-how, Anderson Fyfe has experience in protecting and exploiting intellectual property through licenses and other contracts.
The key to any successful licence is to ensure the right balance between allowing exploitation and royalty fees, is this something we would be happy to discuss. - Investor and shareholder protection
- Anderson Fyfe LLP understands that there are risks and concerns that arise when someone takes a stake in a business. We can ensure that these are addressed through the preparation of shareholder agreements and other investment documentation, often providing for specific share rights or exit arrangements.
- Mergers, acquisitions and protection
- The Anderson Fyfe corporate finance team are experts in business mergers, acquisitions and disposals. Each partner deals with many dozens of transactions in a year, ranging from a straightforward transfer of business from parent to children through to hugely complex transactions involving multi nationals worth hundreds of millions. The same attention is given to each transaction, regardless of the size of the consideration, and the firm will take care to take detailed instructions when negotiating the terms of any agreement, the associated warranties and any disclosure documentation.
Anderson Fyfe is recognised is the Legal 500 for this corporate finance work. - MBO's and MBI's
- Although management buy outs (MBOs) and management buy ins (MBIs) are a form of acquisition, they have their own complex and unique difficulties. Anderson Fyfe is expert in these matters in ensuring that the transition from one management team to another takes place as soon as possible.
- Partnerships and LLPs
- While companies are undoubtedly the most common business vehicle, they are not the only one. Anderson Fyfe has expertise in partnership documentation, particularly professional and medical practices, and also the incorporation and regulation of limited liability partnerships - Anderson Fyfe is an LLP itself!
In particular, Anderson Fyfe understands the sensitive nature of negotiating these agreements, particularly when it comes to notice periods, voting rights and profit share. - Share schemes
- Share schemes can be a useful means of incentivising employees. However, if not done properly they could run into tax or procedural difficulties.
Anderson Fyfe has a wealth of experience in the preparation of share schemes, ranging from individual EMI option arrangements through to company right schemes. - Competition law
- The influence of the European Union and, particularly, competition law regulations is far reaching. Any business which has an innovative product or is a key player in its market could fulfil these regulations. The Anderson Fyfe corporate and commercial team can advise on the application of competition law through a business and will draft any amendments necessary to transaction documentation to avoid falling foul of the price and market fixing provisions for these regulations. The firm can also advise on procurement and associated competition issues.
- Data protection, technology and IT
- Information Technology is now everywhere. Anderson Fyfe has expertise advising on specific IT matters, such as software and support supply contracts or internet hosting arrangements. However, the firm recognises that the legal issues associated with IT are much wider than this.
The firm has a team of experts (including a partner with a Masters in IT law) who advise on the legal issues that arise from the ubiquitous use of IT in today's world - data protection, freedom of information requests, software licensing, domain name disputes and so on.
Contact the Corporate and Business Law department.