The Corporate Group at Michael Simkins LLP acts for a wide range of corporate clients, from owner-managed businesses to publicly quoted companies, and across a wide range of industry sectors including many in the media, entertainment and leisure sectors. Members of the Corporate Group pride themselves on their responsiveness, commitment and pragmatic approach to structuring and completing any given transaction and clients praise them for their commercial awareness and hands-on approach.   The type of work undertaken by the Corporate Group includes:-   Private and public company mergers, acquisitions and disposals Private equity and venture capital Management buy-outs / buy-ins AIM quoted company work Company, partnerships and LLP formations and structuring Company re-organisations Debt finance Rights issues Share buy-backs Joint ventures Other general corporate advice    Franchise agreements Distribution and supplier agreements Licence agreements Software escrow agreements Security interest and release agreements Support and maintenance agreements General IP / IT advice relating to the above contracts Other general commercial contracts Recent Transactions - Corporate Media  Primary contact: Caroline Copeland