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How can our corporate law solicitors help you
We successfully work alongside private investors and businesses on all aspects of corporate transactions, taking the time to get to know you and your business to ensure consistent, straightforward and friendly corporate law advice that is tailored to you.
The North East’s leading corporate solicitors
With one of the leading teams of corporate solicitors in the North East, at Hay & Kilner we are continually involved in significant deals, in terms of technical complexity, value and importance to the region. This is because of the clear, focused and prompt corporate law advice we offer irrespective of the complexity of your requirements.
We take time to understand the exact needs of the work/deal being carried out for you, so we can offer personal, cost effective and efficient corporate law services.
This means we can provide you with accurate budgets and time plans based on our significant experience, to successfully plan and scope the work, and manage associated risks. Our excellent understanding of what is coming next in the project sequence means we know exactly which steps to take to get there successfully and efficiently.
Our dynamic nature means we are always looking at ways to make your life easier.
We offer transparent, pragmatic, business focussed corporate law advice on:
- Acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses
- Management buyouts
- Mergers
- Joint ventures
- Private equity investment
- Group reorganisations
- Shareholders’ Agreements (including share option agreements)
- Articles of Association
Find out more about Hay & Kilner’s corporate law services
Our team of corporate law solicitors have a wealth of experience, helping businesses across the North East and beyond with their corporate transaction requirements. As a full service corporate law firm, we can assist you with your enquiry, no matter the complexity. To get support and expert corporate law advice from the Hay & Kilner team, get in touch today.
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“Great team offering a wide range of skills and expertise. They take ownership of problems and see things through until resolution.
“The team is not only technically strong but also genuinely easy to work with: friendly, relatable and always willing to explain things in a clear, pragmatic way.
“They provide excellent service: I can't fault them at all.
“Hay & Kilner continue to have a genuine desire to understand your business at a really detailed level, this enables them to provide excellent advice and guidance on all things corporate and commercial. The team we primarily deal with has remained the same for a number of years and is high in quality. They remain a very solid practice.
“H&K continue to focus on strong client relationships with a genuine desire to fully understand the pulls and pushes of our business to enable them to give the best advice they can. The high-quality team has been in place for some time now and they continue to be a very good stable practice which is more than capable of supporting our business.
“I have worked with Hay & Kilner for a number of years now and find them to be an invaluable part of our extended team. Whatever the issue we require assistance with they have the relevant people to help.
Accreditations
Legal 500 2025 - Leading Firm
Dealmakers 2024 shortlisted
Northern Law Awards 2022 - Team of the Year
Meet the team
Jonathan Waters
Jonathan’s main focus is corporate mergers and acquisitions. He has a particular specialism in the care home sector, representing several national operators.
Mark Adams
Mark specialises in corporate M&A transactional work, and has considerable expertise in representing a wide range of clients and owner-managed businesses.
Ben Jackson
Ben’s primary focus is on corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Charles Danjoux
Solicitor in the corporate and commercial department at Hay & Kilner dealing with corporate, commercial and transactional matters.
Expert commentary & updates
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Hay & Kilner advises North East sports betting brand AceOdds in €42m deal
Hay & Kilner’s Corporate Team advised North East business AceOdds on a £4.2m M&A deal, delivering expert legal support for growth and investment.
Hay & Kilner advice supports sale of Cheshire engineering firm to Canadian multinational
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What is corporate law?
Corporate law is a legal structure that governs the formation, operation and dissolution process of a business or corporation. Corporate law focuses on the regulations of corporate governance, shareholders rights, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions.
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