Corporate and commercial

Business decisions call for clear-headed expertise, on hand when your business needs it most.

Corporate and commercial services

Commercial contracts

Company formation and business structures

Corporate finance

Employment

Finance and security

Intellectual property

International and cross-border

Mergers and acquisitions

Partnerships and LLPs

Project and asset finance

Restructuring and insolvency

The Legal Incubator®

From 1 November 2024, Hunters has merged with Peachey & Co LLP

For businesses of all sizes, legal support of all kinds

Corporate and commercial law is the backbone of your business. Our experts are with you every step of the way: from starting and structuring a business to managing roles and responsibilities and advising on compliance and regulatory obligations. Whatever your next step – transactional or not – our team has the breadth and depth of experience to advise you.

Our clients range from multinational corporations to start-ups, small business and sole traders. And of course that covers a wide range of industries and sectors, taking in energy, financial services, TMT, shipping, professional associations, the trading arms of charities and many more.

We also work closely with other teams and trusted external advisers to make sure you have the expertise you need at your fingertips. Most of all, we know business never sleeps – so if you need us at short notice, we’ll be there.

Business services

All the ways we can support you in managing your business interests

Commercial contracts

Clear, pragmatic and balanced contracts are essential for a well-managed business, from standard terms and conditions to contractual joint ventures.

Company formation and business structures

Putting in place robust constitutional and governance arrangements from the start offers a sound legal framework for your business when decisions need to be made or disputes arise.

Corporate finance

From seed funding to IPO, we can guide you through every funding round.

Employment

Everything from contracts, consultancy and compliance to managing cross-border recruitment and merging businesses.

Finance and security

Secured or unsecured, across simple loans note or more complex LMA facility agreements, we help lenders and borrowers carry out transactions with confidence.

Intellectual property (IP)

Exploiting and safeguarding intangible assets like brand names and logos, software and databases, technical innovations, trade secrets and knowhow, design and domain names.

International and cross border

Comprehensive advice on bringing a business to the UK, cross-jurisdictional trading or expanding overseas with the assistance of our JCA International network.

Mergers and acquisitions

We help you meticulously plan to buy, sell or integrate a business or company.

Partnerships and LLPs

Making the most of a beautifully flexible and dynamic tax see-through arrangement under English law.

Project and asset finance

Sector-focused advice for lenders and borrowers in a range of large and complex energy, shipping and aviation, mineral extraction, transportation, housing and other projects and assets.