Commercial & Corporate
Legal advice that helps businesses to structure, negotiate and complete transactions with confidence.
Running a business involves constant decision-making — from growth and investment to restructuring, succession or exit. Where those decisions involve legal complexity, business owners need advice that is clear, practical and grounded in real experience.
We advise owner-managers, investors and professional principals on a wide range of commercial and corporate matters. Our work supports informed decision-making, proper transaction structuring and steady deal progression. Advice is shaped by hands-on transaction experience, with close attention to both legal requirements and commercial priorities at each stage.
Why Businesses Choose Pierse Fitzgibbon
Extensive experience advising on mergers, acquisitions, business sales, restructurings and investment transactions.
Legal advice grounded in commercial realities and tailored to the objectives of business owners and investors.
Supporting owner-managed businesses, professional practices and growth-focused enterprises across multiple sectors.
Advising both developers and landowners on renewable energy projects, including wind and solar developments.
Helping transactions progress efficiently through early issue identification, clear communication and pragmatic solutions.
Who We Act For
We act for owner-managers, founders, investors and management teams across a range of sectors, advising businesses at different stages of growth, investment and transition.
Many of those we work with are closely involved in day-to-day decision-making. They are opportunity-focused, conscious of risk, and value legal advice that is practical, proportionate and commercially grounded.
Our clients include small and medium-sized enterprises in professional services, technology and software, managed services and ICT, as well as businesses in the energy sector. We also advise landowners involved in renewable energy projects, including wind and solar developments, where commercial arrangements intersect with long-term land ownership and asset planning.
Core Areas of Advice
We advise on commercial and corporate matters across the lifecycle of a business, from formation and growth through to investment, restructuring or sale and renewable energy projects.
Our work includes mergers and acquisitions, business and asset sales, management buyouts and buy-ins, investment and funding transactions for early-stage and established businesses. We also advise on commercial contracts that underpin trading relationships and support day-to-day operations.
Where appropriate, we provide advice on data protection and regulatory compliance, helping businesses manage legal and reputational risk as they grow or enter new arrangements.
Professional Practice Sales
We have particular experience advising professional practice owners on the sale of their businesses, including acting as buy-side and sell-side advisers in private equity transactions involving accountants, medical practitioners, veterinary practices and other professional services.
The sale of a professional practice raises specific legal and commercial considerations. These transactions often involve goodwill, regulatory obligations and, in some cases, continued involvement by the seller after completion. We advise on structuring and negotiation, ensuring key commercial terms are clearly documented and professional requirements addressed alongside the sale process.
How We Work
Commercial transactions often involve competing priorities and tight timeframes. Our approach is to provide clear, timely advice tailored to the transaction and the commercial objectives behind it.
Clients work directly with an experienced corporate transactions partner who takes the time to understand the business, the people involved and the commercial drivers at play. This allows issues to be identified early and decisions to be made with a clear understanding of the legal position and practical considerations.
Firm-Wide Expertise
Commercial and corporate matters often intersect with other legal issues, including property, secured lending, probate or dispute resolution. Where this arises, we draw on experience from across the firm to ensure related matters are addressed in a coordinated and practical way.
Firm-Wide Expertise
Commercial Property & Land Transactions
Commercial and corporate matters often intersect with other legal issues, including property, secured lending, probate or dispute resolution. Where this arises, we draw on experience from across the firm to ensure related matters are addressed in a coordinated and practical way.
Lead Partner
Advises owner-managed businesses and professional principals on commercial and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, business sales, investment and restructuring.
David Pierse
Partner
Next Steps
If you are considering a transaction, investment, restructuring or sale, early legal input can help clarify options and identify key risks.
For general enquiries, you are welcome to contact the firm using the contact form to request a callback. Where a matter is time-sensitive, we recommend telephoning the office directly.