The structure of a business can have a significant impact on how it operates, grows and adapts over time. As commercial priorities change, existing company and shareholding arrangements may no longer provide the flexibility, protection or clarity that a business and its owners require.

A business reorganisation or share restructure may be needed for many reasons, including preparing for investment or a future sale, bringing new shareholders into the business, separating different areas of activity, reducing tax burdens, facilitating succession or simplifying an existing group structure. Changes may also be required to reflect new commercial arrangements between founders, shareholders or management teams.

DTM Legal advises companies, business owners, shareholders and management teams on a wide range of corporate reorganisations and share structure matters. We take the time to understand what the proposed changes are intended to achieve before advising on the legal structure and steps required to implement them.

Our Corporate & Commercial solicitors work closely with clients and their other professional advisers, including accountants and tax advisers where appropriate, to ensure the legal aspects of a reorganisation are carefully planned and coordinated. Our focus is on putting in place a structure that works for the business both immediately and as its circumstances continue to develop.

We advise on reorganisations and changes to ownership and share capital at every stage of the business lifecycle, including:

A successful business reorganisation requires more than completing the necessary corporate documents. The structure chosen should reflect what the business and its owners are ultimately trying to achieve, while also considering how the arrangements may affect future investment, decision-making, succession and potential exit plans.

Our Corporate & Commercial Team provides practical advice based on your wider commercial objectives. We will help you explore the available options, understand the implications of different structures and identify potential issues before changes are implemented.

Reorganisations can involve several interconnected steps and often require input from accountants, tax advisers, lenders and other professional advisers. We work collaboratively with those involved to help coordinate the process, establish a clear sequence of actions and keep the transaction progressing efficiently.

Whether you are restructuring an established corporate group, changing the ownership of a family business or adapting your share structure ahead of the next stage of growth, our approach is focused on delivering an arrangement that is clear, commercially workable and appropriate for your future plans.

We provide:

• Practical and commercially focused corporate advice
• Clear guidance on the options available and the steps required
• Strategic advice informed by your wider business objectives
• Experience across a range of corporate structures and ownership arrangements
• Coordination with accountants, tax advisers and other professional advisers
• Responsive support throughout each stage of the reorganisation
• Clear and comprehensive corporate documentation

Whether you are considering a group reorganisation, changing your company’s share structure or restructuring ownership ahead of the next stage of your business, our Corporate & Commercial Team can help you understand your options and put the appropriate arrangements in place.

To speak to a member of the team, contact the Corporate & Commercial Team on 01244 354 800 / 0151 321 0000 or email corporate@dtmlegal.com.