The impact of climate change regulation, legislation and policy
now affects many aspects of business life. Increasing media
coverage and stakeholder, donor and consumer awareness and pressure
will only serve to push sustainability to the top of the commercial
agenda.
As well as presenting the business community with a series of
challenges, the climate change challenge also opens the door to
many new opportunities for forward thinking companies.
The Climate Change team at Blake Lapthorn has a true breadth of
service offering and impressive credentials built over years of
experience in providing advice on a wide range climate change
related issues.
In the Legal 500, our clients describe the services of the team
as "absolutely outstanding" and "on a par with larger City firms".
For us to provide our clients with a truly professional service,
the need to understand their business is essential and climate
change is no exception. The Corporate lawyers in our Climate Change
team regularly attend industry seminars and conferences so they
gain a commercial understanding of the issues likely to arise
during a transaction involving a company operating in this
sector.
We regularly act for companies
supplying services and products in the climate change arena
including energy management, clean and green technology, ecological
and carbon consultancy and carbon off setting.
The majority of our Corporate Finance team were trained and gained
valuable experience in the City or at major regional firms. They
offer a high level of corporate expertise as well as technical
ability. Above all they are responsive, easy to deal with and
commercial.
Typically, those areas where we can help include:
- the formation of companies
- drafting and negotiating shareholders agreements and Articles
of Association
- management buy-outs, management buy-ins and the raising of
venture capital
- advice on all aspects of debt and equity funding from startup
onwards
- the admission of companies to PLUS and AIM
- buying and selling shares or assets
