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Solicitors For Your Business

Corporate Solicitors in Reading, Henley-on-Thames & Wokingham

With offices in Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham, we are recognised as one of the most established teams of Corporate solicitors in the Thames Valley, advising on a wide range of corporate transactions throughout the UK. We can also advise you remotely and you can expect the same legal advice and client care on which our leading reputation is based, however you decide to work with us.

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Leading Corporate Solicitors in Reading, Henley-on-Thames & Wokingham

When you are buying or selling a company or business, or pursuing some other form of corporate transaction (such as a restructuring, joint venture, or investment), you want deal makers not deal breakers on your side – specialist Corporate lawyers who whilst protecting your interests, will ensure that the deal is completed smoothly and successfully.

We advise corporate clients on the entire business lifecycle, from helping start-ups with incorporating and establishing new businesses, through to advising more established companies on mergers, acquisitions or restructurings. From time to time, we also work closely with distressed companies that need to restructure or are faced with insolvency.

We are highly experienced in advising companies in relation to corporate finance, including start-up capital and secondary fundraisings, venture capital and private equity investments, and others areas ranging from employee benefits and share option schemes to corporate governance.

Supported by specialist teams across our firm, we can also advise on areas ranging from commercial contracts and agreements, through to intellectual property, data protection, employment law, commercial property, dispute resolution, insolvency and business recovery.

Working With our Leading Team of Corporate Solicitors

Typically, we work closely with chief executives, business owners and directors, and the relevant experts in their teams, whether that is in finance, legal, HR, operations or commercial areas. We also regularly provide training and guidance to boards of directors.

Based nationally, our corporate clients include companies and businesses of all shapes and sizes, across a wide range of sectors, typically with annual turnovers from under £5 million to over £100 million. We usually act for large private companies, many of which are family and/or owner-managed businesses.

Our relationships with other leading professional services firms across the Thames Valley and our experience in working closely with other advisers who may be representing you can also help to ensure a smoother process and minimise the likelihood and impact of any unforeseen issues or costly delays.

As members of the Law Firm Network, a global network of 50 law firms, we can advise international clients, including UK subsidiaries of multinational companies, or other companies who are investing in the UK, as well refer clients based in the UK to like-minded lawyers overseas. We have considerable experience of advising on cross-border transactions.

The full range of expertise across our firm means that we can also advise business owners and leaders on private client matters, where relevant.

Trusted Expertise & Experience in Corporate Transactions

Many of our clients have trusted us to provide legal advice and support throughout the lifecycles of their businesses; in some cases for decades and across generations. We are equally well versed in stepping in at a crucial moment for you and your business.

We aim to anticipate your needs and to meet your expectations and pride ourselves on providing clear, practical and effective legal advice, a responsive and highly personal service and, crucially, value for money. We seek to develop a lasting professional relationship, throughout which you can be confident that you and your business are in the very best hands when it comes to legal advice.

We continue to be recommended in The Legal 500, whilst our successful approach and lasting professional relationships are evident in the excellent feedback that our clients kindly continue to share.

Our Corporate Solicitors

For expert legal advice call our Corporate team
Reading 0118 951 6800 or Henley-on-Thames 01491 572 323 Wokingham 0118 951 6888

Debbie Brett

Partner, Corporate & Commercial Law

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Nick Burrows

Head of Charities & Education

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Peter Woolley

Partner, Corporate

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Emma Ford

Solicitor, Corporate & Commercial

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Harriet Parfitt

Solicitor, Charities & Commercial

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Jennifer Scott

Senior Solicitor, Charities & Commercial

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Hana Ali

Trainee Solicitor

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Why Choose Us?
LEADING REPUTATION

We are widely acknowledged as one of the Thames Valley’s leading firms of solicitors advising on Corporate transactions, with conveniently located offices in Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham.
APPROACHABLE SERVICE

Listening carefully to our clients’ needs and aims, we are committed to providing clear, practical, commercially focused and effective legal advice, a responsive and highly personal service and, crucially, value for money.
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

Having advised businesses, their owners and management teams for many decades, at every stage of the business lifecycle, you can trust in our significant expertise and experience.
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ADVISERS

Our established relationships and experience in working with lenders and other leading firms can help to minimise the likelihood and impact of any unforeseen issues or costly delays.
A JOINED UP APPROACH

We provide a comprehensive range of legal services to organisations, business owners and management teams, allowing you to manage both your private and commercial needs more effectively using a single law firm.

Who We Work With

“Blandy & Blandy has a strong corporate and commercial practice.”

The Legal 500

“Established corporate practice.”

Chambers UK Guide

“A thoroughly professional approach, high standards and flexibility are the distinguishing hallmarks of this practice”

The Legal 500

“Blandy’s has provided us with legal advice and an excellent service for several decades. They make the effort to really understand our business and provide us with the right legal support, when required.”

Chief Executive Officer, Reading Buses (Reading Transport Limited)

“We already knew some of the people at Blandy & Blandy, from an office lease which they very successfully negotiated and concluded 18 months ago. When it came to a sale of the business, it was even more important to us that we had a team which we felt comfortable working with, and who would help us through what we expected could be a complex and potentially stressful process, and something which none of us had any experience with before. As soon as we spoke with the team, we had every confidence that Blandy & Blandy would be the right team for us. From beginning to end, the team’s experience and ability were extremely useful and they deftly guided us to an outcome which we were very pleased to achieve.”

Managing Director, Badger Software Limited

“Blandy & Blandy has provided R Collard Limited with legal advice for over 12 years, supporting the growth of our company. They are a valued partner, understand our business needs and provide us with the right legal support, when needed.”

Managing Director, R Collard Limited

“From the inception of Parago in 2010, Blandy & Blandy have provided services around incorporation, recruitment and HR, property and our customer licensing. We have always found their service efficient and professional, and this was reflected when they acted on our behalf in the sale of the company.”

Director, Parago Software Limited

“We were expertly guided through this process by the Blandy & Blandy team. It was not something we have done before and so having David and his colleagues’ experience behind us was vital and reassuring at every stage.”

Chief Executive, Cold Chain Federation

“The Oratory Schools Association has worked closely with Blandy & Blandy not only on human resource issues such as disciplinary proceedings and contractual disputes, but also on business contracts and land and property transactions. Of particular note, Blandy & Blandy advised the Association during the complex negotiations which led to the sale in late 2019 of The Oratory Prep School. Throughout, the team from Blandy's were highly professional and thorough. In addition, they ensured that we fully understood the complexities involved and then worked very effectively with us to achieve the desired aim in the required timescale. We would recommend Blandy & Blandy without reservation.”

Bursar, The Oratory Schools Association

“Blandy and Blandy have taken time to understand the detail of Ambic’s business which has enabled them to provide excellent advice and timely service over many years. Their involvement has ranged from matters of contract law and employment strategy to advice on complex M&A projects; at times this has involved several countries and has thrown up challenging matters of compliance and corporate governance. Their service has always been professional, prompt and personal.”

Managing Director, Ambic Equipment Limited