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UK Market Entry

The UK remains one of the top locations for attracting foreign investment. Whether this is as a launchpad for a new business venture, or international organisations looking to expand into a new market by setting up a subsidiary or acquiring an existing company.

Operating in a new legal jurisdiction can be challenging, with organisations needing to adapt to a new legal framework.  At Greenwoods, we aim to make your UK Market entry as simple as possible.

Choosing the right options from the beginning can save you time and money, as well as safeguarding you against future risks.  Drawing on expertise across a range of disciplines, we tailor our approach to the needs of our clients: some request assistance on discrete issues; others require a full end-to-end project managed service.

We can also advise on transactions being structured as tax efficiently as possible, including taking steps to make transactions defensible against any challenge by a tax authority, the tax efficient repatriation of profits, and forward planning to minimise the tax to be paid on exit from the business and/or the UK.

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How we can help

Organisation

Selecting the right commercial structure and location for your business are key early decisions that our Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate and Taxation teams will support you with through to completion

People

Getting your people strategy and the contractual and policy documentation which supports it right will be a key part of your success, and our Employment lawyers excel in this area. Our Immigration team will ensure you can get your key people to the UK whilst our Wealth Preservation experts will look after them once they arrive. Our Taxation team can assist with tax-efficient employee packages to maximise after-tax benefits.

Governance & risk mitigation

We want to build a lasting relationship and will help you implement the policies and processes you need to protect your organisation for the long term and help these evolve as your business grows.

Our Data Privacy team will support you in navigating the UK’s requirements in a practical and business focussed way and our Corporate & Commercial and Disputes teams can advise you on appropriate law and jurisdiction clauses in commercial contracts for goods or services now being imported to and/or exported from the UK, as well as being on hand if a dispute arises.

Project Management

We understand that your key priority is running your business, not dealing with lawyers.  Our dedicated project managers are there to do the heavy lifting for you.

Selecting the right commercial structure and location for your business are key early decisions that our Corporate & Commercial, Real Estate and Taxation teams will support you with through to completion

Getting your people strategy and the contractual and policy documentation which supports it right will be a key part of your success, and our Employment lawyers excel in this area. Our Immigration team will ensure you can get your key people to the UK whilst our Wealth Preservation experts will look after them once they arrive. Our Taxation team can assist with tax-efficient employee packages to maximise after-tax benefits.

We want to build a lasting relationship and will help you implement the policies and processes you need to protect your organisation for the long term and help these evolve as your business grows.

Our Data Privacy team will support you in navigating the UK’s requirements in a practical and business focussed way and our Corporate & Commercial and Disputes teams can advise you on appropriate law and jurisdiction clauses in commercial contracts for goods or services now being imported to and/or exported from the UK, as well as being on hand if a dispute arises.

We understand that your key priority is running your business, not dealing with lawyers.  Our dedicated project managers are there to do the heavy lifting for you.

Case studies

US clothing company seeks UK opportunities

We developed an immigration strategy to support the immediate need to get key people on the ground, as well as longer-term needs, whilst advising on how this might impact the timing of setting up the entity.  In parallel, our Real Estate experts supported with selection and negotiations for retail space in a prestigious location in time for a global sporting event.   




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