Owner Managed Businesses

Fladgate LLP advised Gabem Management Limited in the sale of its business and assets to Danbro Limited, a family-owned and run firm of chartered management accountants. Gabem and Danbro provide umbrella company payroll services to contractors and temporary workers. Corporate partner David Robinson led the team on the transaction and was supported by senior associate […]

Fladgate LLP has continued to be highly rated by Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2016, with a number of the firm’s partners ranked as leading individuals. Construction: Purchaser What the team is known for: Strong practice that advises on a range of complex disputes and transactions in sectors as diverse as renewables, retail […]

Fladgate is delighted to announce the appointment of immigration partner Sarah Gogan, who joins from Mishcon de Reya LLP. Sarah has more than 15 years’ experience of advising businesses and ultra-high net individuals and their families on a range of immigration matters which often require bespoke solutions. Her work covers investors, entrepreneurs, exceptional applications including […]

Fladgate LLP has acted for the shareholders of Greene & Co, an award-winning estate agency covering North London and the City, in its sale to leading residential agency, Hamptons International – part of Countrywide PLC, the UK’s largest estate agency and property services group. Established more than thirty years ago in West Hampstead, Greene & […]

On 1 October 2015, new provisions came into force which extend the director disqualification regime. These have been introduced by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. Perhaps the most eye-catching change is that for the first time the courts will be able to order a director to personally pay compensation to creditors who […]

Fladgate is delighted to announce the appointment of employment partner Taj Rehal, who joins from Howard Kennedy. Taj advises listed companies (both international and domestic), large and small private companies and organisations and their directors, partners and senior individuals across a broad spectrum of industry sectors, particularly media, technology, financial services and professional services. Taj […]

The “blame culture” targeting directors is here to stay: Some practical steps to protect directors from litigation Over the last decade the business world has changed forever. Corporate scandals on a considerable scale, amendments to securities regulations worldwide, increased shareholder awareness and extended rules on corporate governance have made being a company director in the […]

Fladgate LLP advised management on the sale to the founders of the shares of IPS Specials, a company backed by private equity house, Elysian Capital. IPS Specials produces customised ‘specials’, which are unlicensed drugs prescribed by doctors to patients with rare conditions or who cannot take licensed drugs for reasons such as allergies. Fladgate corporate […]

As a general rule, Inheritance Tax (IHT) is payable on the net value of assets. In other words, debts are generally deductible when calculating what a person is worth for IHT purposes on death. However, the Finance Act 2013 introduced limitations on the deductibility of certain debts. Judging from a few cases that have come […]

As part of the strategic plan to further expand its tax and private capital practice, Fladgate LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of private client specialist, Matthew Bennett. Matthew joins from Wilsons, where he was head of the tax and trusts group and had been a partner since 2006. Matthew specialises in advising business […]

Managing risk is a fact of life for most fashion businesses these days. Often this is done through the constitutional documents that your advisers put in place for you when you first set up your business: articles of association or shareholders’ agreements for companies, for example. However, there is one area of business risk that […]

Business owners are a notoriously busy lot. Trying to get them to put wills in place can require persistence on the part of the adviser. However, care is needed when making wills for business owners as getting the will in place, on its own, may not be enough. Trouble can ensue when the share transfer […]