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Investment & Shareholder Agreements

Whether you’re bringing new investors into your business or are providing equity yourself to another business, you must ensure all current shareholder rights are honoured in the process to prevent delays, complications and future legal disputes.

Our team of shareholder agreement solicitors will ensure your company is protected and there are no unnecessary hiccups.

Managing Shareholder Agreements

A shareholder agreement is a legal document between shareholders describing how your company runs. It should outline shareholder rights, obligations and privileges. When you bring in new investors, you may have to adjust the agreement to incorporate them, which can have a domino effect with other shareholders.

Our team of shareholder agreement solicitors – including Ian Barnard, Director and Head of the Company Law Team - takes care of all relevant legal components of your agreements, making sure all parties involved understand their rights and commitments.

An expertly crafted shareholder agreement should clearly define:

  • Shareholder rights and obligations
  • Voting rights
  • Profit distribution
  • Transfer of shares
  • Exit strategies
  • Management and board representation
  • Legal protections
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Dispute resolution
  • Confidentiality and non-compete clauses
  • Deadlock provisions

Investor agreements

Legally robust investor agreements can lead to fruitful partnerships, launching your company into its next phase of growth. However, you will need to review existing shareholder agreements to determine any restrictions, pre-emptive rights or approval requirements required to provide investors with company equity. The investor agreement may also need to be signed off by current shareholders.

Using our vast experience, the company law solicitors at Crombie Wilkinson can ensure that this process is as uncomplicated as possible.

Addressing shareholder disputes

Sometimes, despite all best efforts, disputes do occur in company boards. In these cases, it’s important to have this resolved amicably and effectively.

Our dispute solicitors can also help you to navigate this process in a timely manner.

Crombie Wilkinson can help you navigate your investment and shareholder agreements

Crombie Wilkinson solicitors have vast experience crafting legally sound investment and shareholder agreements, providing bespoke documentation to ensure all your company shareholder rights are protected, and ensuring that if disputes do arise, they are dealt with promptly.  

Whether you’re bringing new investors into your business or are providing equity yourself to another business, you must ensure all current shareholder rights are honoured in the process to prevent delays, complications and future legal disputes.

Our team of shareholder agreement solicitors will ensure your company is protected and there are no unnecessary hiccups.

Managing Shareholder Agreements

A shareholder agreement is a legal document between shareholders describing how your company runs. It should outline shareholder rights, obligations and privileges. When you bring in new investors, you may have to adjust the agreement to incorporate them, which can have a domino effect with other shareholders.

Our team of shareholder agreement solicitors – including Ian Barnard, Director and Head of the Company Law Team - takes care of all relevant legal components of your agreements, making sure all parties involved understand their rights and commitments.

An expertly crafted shareholder agreement should clearly define:

  • Shareholder rights and obligations
  • Voting rights
  • Profit distribution
  • Transfer of shares
  • Exit strategies
  • Management and board representation
  • Legal protections
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Dispute resolution
  • Confidentiality and non-compete clauses
  • Deadlock provisions

Investor agreements

Legally robust investor agreements can lead to fruitful partnerships, launching your company into its next phase of growth. However, you will need to review existing shareholder agreements to determine any restrictions, pre-emptive rights or approval requirements required to provide investors with company equity. The investor agreement may also need to be signed off by current shareholders.

Using our vast experience, the company law solicitors at Crombie Wilkinson can ensure that this process is as uncomplicated as possible.

Addressing shareholder disputes

Sometimes, despite all best efforts, disputes do occur in company boards. In these cases, it’s important to have this resolved amicably and effectively.

Our dispute solicitors can also help you to navigate this process in a timely manner.

Crombie Wilkinson can help you navigate your investment and shareholder agreements

Crombie Wilkinson solicitors have vast experience crafting legally sound investment and shareholder agreements, providing bespoke documentation to ensure all your company shareholder rights are protected, and ensuring that if disputes do arise, they are dealt with promptly.  

To discuss what company commercial legal advice you need for your business, please contact us or a member of our team: Ian, Richard or Kirsty.