As a firm, we place strong emphasis on industry expertise. Nowhere is this more relevant than in the rapidly moving financial services sector, home to some of our top 20 clients.
The pace of regulatory change, combined with globalisation and advances in technology, has brought new challenges to financial services businesses. Whether a client is a high street bank, a venture capital firm or an independent adviser, legal risk management is an ever present concern - at times competing with other commercial drivers such as the desire for innovation and the demands of a highly competitive market.
Our specialist financial services team seeks to deliver effective business solutions, combining first rate technical advice with a strong commercial focus.
We help to set up new businesses and product lines, draft and negotiate client, investment management and brokerage agreements and advise on the promotion and sale of financial products. We negotiate and document the regulatory aspects of corporate transactions, including all aspects of capital raising both on and off-exchange. We are increasingly involved in commercial hedging and derivative agreements and have recently acted for two major institutional clients on prudential requirements and transfer of risk.
We have a core financial services team of five, including two partners, one Birmingham and one London based. We also draw on expertise from specialist lawyers across the firm.
Our clients include banks and insurers, distributors and intermediaries, fund managers, sponsors, brokers and underwriters.
Please contact Kavita Patel on kavita.patel@sghmartineau.com or 0870 763 1645 for more information or advice.