Corporate and Commercial

 

Ellisons’ Corporate and Commercial department is a dynamic area of the firm offering an extensive variety of services to individuals, companies, trusts, partnerships and LLPs across a wide range of sectors.

Our clients range from small owner managed business to financial institutions and large public limited companies.

Lead Contacts

Paul Forsyth

Partner, Solicitor & Head of Corporate and Commercial

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Petra Sharp

Partner, Solicitor

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Meet the team

Corporate and Commercial Legal Services

Our pragmatic team of Corporate and Commercial lawyers offer experience and creativity. We provide a friendly, co-operative and practical service which always looks after the best interests of our clients. Several of our lawyers have previously worked for City firms and our experience tells us the issues that really matter and, significantly, those issues that do not.

We are continually involved in a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions which means that our team are always up to date with the latest market practice and are used to managing the varying demands of these transactions.

We believe it is fundamental for you, our client, to be able to trust us to best represent your interests. We will always take the time at the outset to discuss your objectives and concerns. We strive to establish a good relationship with you, where you can feel comfortable knowing who your main point of contact is, someone who you can approach, who answers the phone, returns your emails and understands how your business works. We are very proud of the fact that we have been advising many of our clients in connection with their business needs for a number of years.

Not only can Ellisons’ Corporate and Commercial team draw upon the support of each of Ellisons’ specialist departments, our clients also benefit from our strong links with local banks, corporate finance advisers, accountants and brokers. In addition, Ellisons are members of the Alliott Global Alliance; a worldwide network of independent professional firms – our clients are also able to obtain advice to meet their international legal and business needs in whichever jurisdiction they arise.

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Areas of specialism include

  • Mergers and acquisitions, (including share sales, share purchases, asset sales and asset purchases)
  • Management buy-outs and management buy-ins
  • Joint ventures
  • Corporate re-structuring
  • Transactions arising from insolvency
  • Exit and succession planning
  • Employee share ownership schemes
  • Private equity investments
  • Private equity funding
  • Debt and equity funding
  • Company and LLP formations
  • Franchise, distribution and agency agreements
  • Supply of goods and services contracts
  • Business transfer agreements
  • Shareholders’ agreements and partnership agreements
  • Terms and conditions of business
  • Website terms, privacy and cookie policies
  • Loan agreements
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INSIGHTS

Insights

6th November 2025

From Business Success to Family Security: Protecting What Truly Matters

You’ve built your business. Now make sure your family is protected too. Business owners pour years of energy into growth,

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Case Study

30th October 2025

Ellisons advises Canadian investor Red Lane Group Inc. in international software acquisition

Ellisons has advised Red Lane Group Inc, a Canadian private equity investor, in its acquisition of an industry-leading enterprise software

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23rd October 2025

Silverton Aggregates expands into Cambridge with support from Ellisons

Ellisons has supported Silverton Builders Merchants on its acquisition of East Anglian Haulage Limited, enabling the company’s continued growth and

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If you have any enquiries please contact any one of our specialist team who would be pleased to advise you on your options. You can also contact your lawyer individually from ‘Our People’ using the link below.

Our People

Paul Forsyth

Partner, Solicitor & Head of Corporate and Commercial

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