Bio
Saskia is a Corporate Senior Associate.
Saskia advises companies, business owners and individuals across a broad range of corporate matters, with particular expertise in M&A transactions, corporate restructuring and re-organisations; and general corporate governance.
She supports clients at all stages of the business lifecycle, from day-to-day corporate governance and constitutional matters through to significant and strategic transactions, investments, restructurings and reorganisations.
Saskia works with SMEs, owner-managed businesses, large corporate entities, and listed businesses across a range of sectors including technology, hospitality, property management, healthcare, engineering, and financial and legal services.
Examples of Saskia’s work include:
- Assisting sellers to navigate the due diligence process relating to the sale of their businesses, including identifying any potential issues, and undertaking any required rectification work pre-sale.
- Advising individual sellers with the sale of their businesses, including negotiating the terms of their continuing roles in the business going forward.
- Advising and negotiating on strategic acquisitions as part of a business growth strategy.
- Drafting bespoke articles of association, shareholder agreements and partnership agreements, for both start-ups and well-established businesses.
- Working with clients and their accountant on the negotiation and implementation of tax-advantaged share option and incentive schemes.
- Advising and assisting with a wide range of corporate re-organisations, including buy-back of shares, investments, share-for-share exchanges, and capitalisations.