Payne Hicks Beach advises companies, boards, directors, shareholders and business owners on corporate governance, providing strategic advice that supports effective decision-making and protects long-term interests.
We advise on directors’ duties, board and shareholder matters, constitutional arrangements, conflicts of interest and significant corporate decisions. We also help clients establish and refine governance and decision-making frameworks as businesses, ownership structures and priorities evolve, including in relation to family succession.
Our expertise is particularly valuable for privately-owned and family-controlled businesses, where commercial considerations may sit alongside succession, private wealth and family and succession interests. Drawing on expertise across the firm, we provide advice that reflects this wider context.
Our partner-led approach combines technical excellence with commercial judgement and a clear understanding of each client’s objectives. We help clients navigate sensitive or complex governance issues with confidence, strengthening accountability, managing risk and ensuring that governance arrangements provide a robust foundation for the future.
Our Core Services
- MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
- BANKING & FINANCE
- INVESTMENTS, FUNDRAISINGS & PRIVATE EQUITY
- FAMILY OFFICES & FUNDS RESTRUCTURING
- REORGANISATIONS & RESTRUCTURINGS
- JOINT VENTURES
- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS
- MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYEE INCENTIVES
- LUXURY ASSETS
- FINANCIAL SERVICES
- PARTNERSHIPS
- COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
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Our corporate team gives clear, pragmatic and commercial advice. We combine these essentials with our commitment to delivering a first-rate, personalised and responsive service to our clients.
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Our corporate solicitors are consistently recognised by Chambers HNW and Legal 500 for specialist expertise, strategic advice and handling high-complexity transactions.
Mergers & Acquisitions are at the heart of our corporate practice and our corporate team has a wealth of experience advising on all types of M&A transactions, including sales and purchases of companies, businesses and joint ventures.
We guide our clients through all the legal aspects of M&A transactions, from Heads of Terms through to completion. We often work together with our clients’ other professional advisers, such as corporate finance advisers and accountants, and recognise the importance of working with them as a team to achieve our clients’ objectives.
We understand that privacy and discretion are of critical importance to our clients. We are committed to ensuring your company’s privacy and reputation are protected throughout the process.
