Shareholders Agreement
Once outside money comes in, the relationship stops being informal. A shareholders agreement sets out who decides what, what an investor can block, how shares can move and what happens on an exit. We draft it to work with your Articles rather than against them, which is where most templates fall down.
- Pricing
- Quoted per case
- Review
- Maker–checker on every filing
- Queries
- Departmental replies included
What you get
Included in this engagement
- Board composition and investor nomination rights
- Reserved matters requiring investor consent
- Information and inspection rights
- Pre-emptive rights on new issues, and anti-dilution protection
- Transfer restrictions — right of first refusal, tag-along, drag-along
- Liquidation preference and exit waterfall
- Founder lock-in, vesting and leaver provisions
- Dispute resolution and governing law
- Alignment of the key terms into the Articles of Association
Checklist
Documents required
- 1
Details of the company and its current shareholding pattern
- 2
Details of all shareholders, including the incoming investor
- 3
Term sheet or agreed commercial terms
- 4
Valuation and instrument being issued
- 5
Existing Articles of Association
- 6
Any prior shareholders or founders agreement
- 7
Board and shareholder approvals already taken
Good to know
- Fees depend on the size of the round and the complexity of the terms. Share your term sheet for a fixed quote.
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Priced before we start
Every service on this site carries its fee. You get a written scope and a number before any work begins, and the invoice matches it.
Two people on every filing
Nothing goes to a department on one pair of eyes. A second professional reviews the return before it is submitted.
A person, not a ticket
You get a named associate who knows your file, reachable on WhatsApp, not a queue and a different voice every call.
We watch the calendar
Once you are on our books we track your due dates and reach out before the deadline, not after the late fee.
Next step
Start your shareholders agreement.
Send us your details and we will come back with a written scope, the exact document list and a confirmed timeline — usually the same working day.
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