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Shareholders' Agreements, 8th Edition

Author: Sean FitzGerald; Graham Muth
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414078888

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414054967
Published In: October 2020
Format: Hardback + CD-ROM
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Shareholders’ Agreements provides practical guidance on the nature and effect of shareholders’ agreements and articles of association. The new edition has been substantially updated to provide more practical guidance on drafting shareholders’ agreements and other related documentation through the use of detailed drafting notes. The title includes precedents, articles of association for private companies limited by shares. It also comes with a CD-ROM to make drafting quick and easy.

Offers in-depth analysis on the key components of shareholders’ agreements and articles of association, enabling you to draft these documents with confidence
Analyses the elements of joint ventures and property joint ventures so you are aware of the possible structures and have the tools you need to draft the relevant documents
Provides information on taxation considerations in relation to this area
Reflects recent changes in market practice in private equity transactions
Covers the theory behind partnership structures
Explains boilerplate provisions
Offers expert commentary on option agreements and warrants with detailed drafting notes, so you can draft these types of agreements and are aware of the key issues
Includes a CD-ROM of all precedents for easy drafting

New to the 8th edition:

Precedents and accompanying commentary revised and updated to take account of current practice and thinking
Updated chapters on related law and taxation
A new chapter on directors' duties and their interaction with shareholder rights
New precedent optional provisions for use with the main precedent documents.

PART 1 - THEORY

• Shareholders’ Agreements and Articles of Association – The Law
• Companies Act 2006 – Key Changes Affecting Shareholders’ Agreements and Articles of Association
• Partnership Structures
• Taxation

PART 2 - COMMENTARY

• Shareholders’ Agreements Precedent Commentary
• Articles of Association Precedent Commentary
• Private Equity Precedents Commentary
• Joint Venture Precedents Commentary
• Joint Venture Members’ Agreement Precedent Commentary
• Put and Call Option Agreement Precedent Commentary
• Warrant Instrument Precedent Commentary
• Boilerplate Commentary

PART 3 - PRECEDENTS

• Shareholders’ Agreement
• Articles of Association
• Private Equity Investment Agreement
• Private Equity Articles of Association
• Joint Venture Agreement
• Joint Venture Articles of Association
• Joint Venture LLP Members’ Agreement
• Put and Call Option Agreement
• Warrant Instrument

Graham Muth has undertaken corporate legal work for over 25 years and has significant experience of dealing with all types of shareholders’ agreements, private equity transactions, merger and acquisition transactions and IPOs. He joined Cobbetts’ predecessor firm, Lee Crowder, as a trainee in 1981, qualified as a solicitor in 1983, was appointed a partner in 1987 and became Birmingham Head of Office for the merged Cobbetts firm in 2006.

Sean Fitzgerald is the head of the Corporate Team in Manchester at Cobbetts having joined over six years ago from Pinsent Masons where he was one of the partners of the firm's Manchester office. Specialising in private equity, he led Cobbetts' entry into the institutional private equity marketplace.