About Us Expertise People News & Insight Events Careers Contact a d c Share Print Home Our Expertise Corporate & Commercial Corporate & Commercial Introduction We provide legal advice across all manner of Corporate matters to help businesses of all sizes develop and grow, whether organically or through mergers and acquisitions. We are able to facilitate such transactions from beginning to end. At the same time we also advise and facilitate overseas Companies in opening offices or acquiring businesses or assets in the UK. We are experienced in corporate transactions of all types, from constitutional issues to shareholder agreements, and advising management teams and financiers on financial and investment structures and agreements. We are also experienced in Private Equity deals in various sectors, and act for investors seeking out new opportunities in emerging markets and the Asia Pacific Region. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) and pre-IPO funding arrangements are a key element of our corporate finance practice and we have considerable expertise in listing companies on the AIM and AQSE (formerly ISDX/PLUS) markets. This has included acting for several high-profile Chinese companies on their AIM flotations, as well as advising on secondary fundraisings and other capital market transactions. Our Corporate lawyers offer commercial services ranging from dealing with standard terms and conditions of sale, to negotiating and advising on an extensive range of commercial contracts, franchise agreements and agency/distribution agreements. Legal 500 2022 Ranking Corporate & Commercial: M&A: smaller deals up to £50m Equity Capital Markets – Small-Mid Cap Chambers UK 2021 Ranking Corporate/M&A: Lower Mid-Market View as a single page Russel Shear Partner Head of Corporate & Commercial Corporate & Commercial Partners Russel Shear David Kinch Alexandre Terrasse Daniel Bellau Related Services Other Services Aviation Banking Brexit Implications Capital Markets Commercial Contracts Company Secretarial Employee Share Scheme French Inward Investment Funds and Financial Services Group Reorganisation and Share Capital Reconstructions Joint Ventures Mergers and Acquisitions Partnerships and LLPs Private Equity Transactions Shareholders Agreements Start-ups Contact our Corporate & Commercial team telephone: 020 7691 4000 or email: enquiries@edwincoe.com Corporate & Commercial Team Russel Shear Partner Head of Corporate & Commercial Corporate & Commercial David Kinch Managing Partner Corporate & Commercial Alexandre Terrasse Partner Corporate & Commercial, Head of French Inward Investment Corporate & Commercial Daniel Bellau Partner Corporate & Commercial Quotes Strong values like attention to detail, flexibility and value for money are what makes them stand out for me. We find Ed... Legal 500 UK 2022 Dan Bellau is commercial, understands small caps and the world of listed SMEs. Legal 500 UK 2022 Very high calibre of skill delivered in a very scalable platform. Russel Shear is very knowledgeable and very pragmatic. Legal 500 UK 2022 The French Desk Team is very efficient on cross-border transactions. Alexandre Terrasse is a great professional with a b... Legal 500 UK 2022 Recent Updates Factsheets Corporate & Commercial Factsheet Corporate & Commercial Blog - 30/11/2021 LIBOR Transition: 1 month to go – what you ... Banking & Finance Events - 03/11/2021 Edwin Coe to host a Law talk for St Edward... Corporate & Commercial Press Releases - Edwin Coe advises Ethernity Networks on a £4... Corporate & Commercial 2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TH Sat Nav: WC2A 3TL DX 191 LDE Tel: +44 (0)20 7691 4000 Fax: +44(0)20 7691 4111 Email: enquiries@edwincoe.com Sitemap Terms of use Privacy and Cookies Pricing information Scam alert warning Modern Slavery Statement Receive legal updates