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3volution

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0113 234 0220

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Firm Overview

3volution is a boutique corporate law firm based in Leeds specialising in supporting SMEs, owner-managed businesses and their investors.

They have a well-established reputation for providing businesses with support and advice at all stages - whether you are a new start-up, growing and expanding, restructuring, reorganising your share capital or ownership structure, selling your shares or other business interests, or are in need of on-going advice. Their team specialises in corporate practice and have a wealth of experience supporting SMEs and owner managed businesses with all types of corporate transactions.

3volution offers a personal approach because they know that the best legal advice comes from lawyers who take the time to listen to you and understand your issues and objectives.

They provide straightforward, helpful and commercial advice in a language you’ll understand. With their trusted advisors, their goal is to build long-term relationships with you and be the people you turn to for support, whether you’re expanding, exiting or reorganising your business.


Main Areas of Practice

The firm regularly advises SMEs, owner-managed businesses and their investors in the following areas:

Business sales and purchases:

3volution have experience advising both buyers and sellers on all types of sales and purchases, including share sales/purchases, asset sales/purchases and management buy-outs. No matter the format, they will provide commercial and efficient advice in order to achieve your objectives.

Management buy-outs:

3volution understand that owner-managers who are looking to exit the business are keen to leave it in safe hands. They have a wealth of experience advising on management buy-outs that work for both the exiting owners and the incoming managers to ensure a smooth transition.

Shareholder agreements:

3volution have significant expertise in preparing and tailoring shareholder agreements to your specific requirements, including where the company has equal shareholders and where the company has majority and minority shareholders.

The reorganisation and restructuring of business:

Whether you’re looking to create or amend a group structure or make changes to your share capital or ownership interests, 3volution can advise in the most efficient way to achieve your desired structure.

Share schemes, share options and share buy-backs:

3volution have experience advising on a range of share schemes, including EMI schemes, put and call options, cross options and buybacks, both where the shares are purchased for cancellation and purchased into treasury.

Lending and security arrangements:

3volution have experience in putting lending and security arrangements in place relating to individual companies as well as group lending and security arrangements. This also includes security over specific property as well as security over assets and undertakings.

Offices

J Priestley & Associates Ltd, G08 Princes Exchange, 2 Princes Square, Leeds, LS1 4HY

0113 234 0220




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UK Guide 2025
Yorkshire
Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses
1
Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Jonathan Priestley
1
Jonathan Priestley
1
Band 1
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