Fox Hayes LLP - Malcolm Jones - Partner

Malcolm joined Fox Hayes as a Partner in August 2001 and became head of the Corporate Team in 2005. He has a particular interest in helping owner managed firms.

The Corporate Team at Fox Hayes deals with share sales and investments and commercial agreements.

Malcolm can provide expertise in:

Corporate

buying and selling companies
management buy-outs and buy-ins
venture capital/private equity (investments in companies)

Businesses Transfers

• buying and selling unincorporated businesses

Commercial Agreements

• partnership agreements
• incorporations (changing from a partnership to a limited company)
• company formations
• shareholders agreements
• joint venture agreements
• loan agreements
• security documents
• guarantees
• terms and conditions for the supply of goods and services
• distribution, agency, manufacturing and fulfillment agreements
• franchise agreements
• leasing and hire purchase agreements

Business Advice

• general advice for new businesses
• advice on business structures and group reorganisations
• partnership disputes/reorganisations
• employee share schemes
• shareholder disputes/reorganisations

Recent Cases

• acting for the management team on the management buy in of a software house

• advising on a quoted company's share option scheme

• handling the demerger of a subsidiary from its group, involving the liquidation of a new holding company

• advising a retail company on the purchase of its own shares out of capital

• negotiating retirement arrangements for a shareholding director and employee of a property development company

• advising a clearing bank on its acquisition finance arrangements and the financial assistance implications

• advising on the engagement and termination of commercial agents.

Professional

Malcolm is a member of the committee of the Leeds Law Society and the Chairman of its Non-Contentious Business Sub-Committee.