Restructure or Dissolve Your Company Without Personal Fallout

Restructuring is where commercial ambition meets legal exposure. Whether you are reorganising a group to strip out risk, carving out a division for sale, executing a management buyout, or winding a company down cleanly, the wrong structure costs you tax, control and - in the worst cases - personal liability as a director. Blackstone Corporate Law advises shareholders, boards and management teams on share reorganisations, group restructures, demergers, MBOs and MBIs, and the formal dissolution or solvent liquidation of companies that have reached the end of their useful life.

The commercial stakes are rarely just legal. A poorly papered MBO can leave outgoing shareholders exposed on warranties and incoming management stretched on funding. A restructure that ignores directors' duties can expose the board personally, particularly where solvency is marginal. And a company struck off without properly dealing with assets, contracts and creditors can be restored years later - with the liabilities that come with it. We build the transaction and the documentation to close those gaps: share purchase agreements, reorganisation steps plans, board and shareholder approvals, tax clearances, and the striking-off or members' voluntary liquidation process where appropriate.

Advice is led by Emma Nawaz (SRA 383912), Managing Director, with a team independently recognised as a Legal 500 UK Leading Firm 2022 and whose work has been covered by the BBC, Financial Times, Guardian and Times. From our Manchester and London offices we act for business owners across England and Wales. For a no-obligation initial discussion, call 0330 808 0849.

This sits within our Business Restructuring and Dissolution guidance.