Specialist lawyers for the financial services sector
We advise regulated firms, their owners and private investors — from business sales and regulatory matters through to disputes and pensions.
Thinking of selling your financial services firm?
We act only for sellers of regulated firms — solicitors and accountants in one team, with no conflict and nothing outsourced. Start with a free Triage assessment.
Explore Business SalesWhat we do
Specialist advice across the areas that matter to regulated firms and their owners.
Valuing your business
A grounded, honest view of what your firm is worth today, and what would move that figure before you sell.
Preparing for sale
Getting your firm ready — clean financials, contracts and compliance — so the price holds up when a buyer looks closely.
The selling process
How a sale actually runs, from the first conversation through to completion, with us beside you at each stage.
Selling to a consolidator
What to watch when the buyer is a professional acquirer with its own lawyers and its own agenda.
Support for retiring IFAs
A route to exit that protects your clients, your team and the legacy you have spent a career building.
Why FS Legal
Ranked Top Tier by Legal 500 and as Leaders in their Field by Chambers & Partners. We have advised regulated financial services firms for over twenty years, and the long-term interests of our clients have always come before the size of the file.
Our other practice areas
Beyond business sales, we advise regulated firms, businesses and their owners, and private individuals across:
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Commercial litigation, professional negligence, shareholder disputes and construction disputes.
Corporate
Company transactions, restructures and shareholder arrangements.
Commercial Contracts
The agreements your business runs on – drafted, reviewed and negotiated.
Employment
Contracts, disputes and the employment issues that arise on a sale.
Pensions
Pensions advice for firms, and the pensions issues that surface in corporate deals.
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