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Norwich city centre — corporate services solicitors in Norfolk

Corporate Services

Sooner or later, most business owners reach a decision that’s bigger than the day-to-day.

Maybe you’re thinking about how to pass the business on to the next generation, or how your management team might take it over. Perhaps the way the company is structured no longer fits how it actually works, or you’re simply looking to exit and reap the financial rewards of the business you’ve taken so much time and energy to grow. These are the moments that shape what happens to everything you’ve built, and they deserve careful thought.

How we can support your business.

We help owners work through exactly these decisions. Our corporate services include company and business sales and purchases, company restructures, management buyouts, passing a family business down to the next generation, and getting the right shareholder and ownership arrangements in place. We take the time to understand how your business is set up and where you want it to go, then explain your options in plain terms, without the jargon that so often surrounds this kind of work.

Business & Company Sales and Purchases

Buying or selling a company, or its trade and assets, from first offer through to completion.

Management Buyouts

Helping your management team take over the business on terms that work for everyone.

Passing On a Family Business

Moving ownership down to the next generation in a way that protects the business and the family.

Restructures, Shares & Ownership

Reshaping how the company is set up and getting the right shareholder and ownership arrangements in place.

Most of the businesses we look after are owner-managed firms, family businesses and growing companies across Norfolk, Suffolk and beyond. You’ll deal directly with experienced people who do this work day in, day out, and who keep the advice clear and the costs sensible.

If your plans involve buying or selling a business outright, you’ll find more on our Company and Business Sales & Purchases page; for the contracts that keep things running day to day, take a look at Commercial Services. Or simply get in touch, tell us what you’re weighing up, and we’ll talk you through where to start.

Our trusted team.

Our team combines decades of legal expertise with a personal approach. Every client gets a named lawyer who knows their case inside out.

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Joseph Long

Managing Partner — Head of Corporate and Commercial

01502 532 334

Joseph Long

Aileen Newman

Solicitor — Corporate & Commercial

01603 558 704

Aileen Newman

Luke Johnson

Trainee Solicitor

01603 558 715

Luke Johnson

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