Corporate/Commercial Ventures and Investments

Bill Annan, our Practice Chairman, leads the corporate team advising sports clients on all aspects of corporate law.

We advise sports businesses and sportsmen on a full range of corporate matters including:-

  • Business formation, shareholders agreements and investment and exit strategies
  • Business structuring, joint ventures, merger, disposal and acquisition of sporting companies, undertakings and assets
  • Corporate finance and securities
  • Negotiation of all transaction documentation and due diligence
  • Company law and corporate governance

Examples of recent practice include advising a number of leading sports personalities in relation to their investment strategies, advising a leading sports retailer on a number of share acquisitions and providing business critical advice relating to banking and security arrangements for a number of sports and leisure organisations.

Bill often works closely with Tris Moore on sports business projects for the firm.

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