Legal support that works at the pace of your business.
Whether you are buying, selling, or restructuring, a corporate transaction runs more smoothly when the legal side is handled well from the start. At Salehs, we offers businesses across Manchester practical, partner-led corporate and commercial legal advice you can count on.
Reliable legal advice for growing businesses
Most businesses will, from time to time, need practical legal support for a transaction. These are often time-sensitive and complicated, so having the right legal partner alongside you improves your chances of a good result.
We start by understanding your objectives, so the documentation reflects your intentions as closely as possible and you fully understand what you are signing. We know that a fast response is at the heart of most business needs, and we always work to keep things moving.
You get practical, commercially minded advice in plain language, no legal jargon, with the kind of expertise you would normally find only in larger, more impersonal and more costly firms.
We can help
- When you are involved in a merger or acquisition and need it handled properly from start to finish.
- When you are restructuring or reconstructing the business and need the legal framework right.
- When you are planning business succession and want a clean, well-documented handover.
- When you need a partnership or shareholders' agreement that reflects what you have all agreed.
- When you need commercial and trading contracts drafted or reviewed to protect your position.
- When you are entering IT or intellectual property agreements and need the detail handled.
- When you have non-contentious employment matters to deal with as part of a transaction.
Why work with Salehs
- Partner-led, personal service: You deal directly with an experienced, partner-level lawyer throughout.
- City expertise, sensible fees: You get advice you would normally expect from a larger, more costly firm, without the price tag or the impersonality.
- Fast and commercial: We know speed keeps businesses alive, and we work to maintain momentum.
- Established trust since 1987: Businesses across the area have trusted us for nearly four decades.
- Plain, accessible advice: We make sure every document is properly understood by you and reflects your intentions.
How we work
- Get in touch. Tell us about the transaction and your objectives.
- We assess your options. You get clear, commercial advice on the approach, cost and timescales, up front.
- We handle it through to completion. We prepare and negotiate the documents and keep your translation moving from start to completion.
Why choose our team
Our corporate and commercial work is led by Senior Partner Richard Saleh, Head of Corporate and Commercial, supported by consultant Ruth Smith. The team is experienced, commercial and quick to respond.
Common questions
Corporate law deals with the structure and ownership of companies, such as mergers, acquisitions and shareholder matters. Commercial law deals with the agreements a business makes day to day, such as trading contracts.
If a business has more than one owner, a clear agreement helps avoid disputes by setting out how decisions are made and what happens if circumstances change. We can advise on what you need.
It varies with the size and complexity of the deal and how quickly the other side moves. We give you a realistic timescale at the start and work to keep momentum.
Yes. We can review commercial, IT and intellectual property agreements to make sure they reflect your intentions and protect your position before you sign.
Yes. We give practical, commercially minded advice in plain, accessible language.
Speak to us today
For legal advice on an upcoming transaction, please contact our team. We will be glad to support you from initial planning to completion.
To speak to one of our experts about your situation, call us on 0161 434 9991 or email enquiries@salehs.co.uk. You can also fill in our enquiry form on this page or our contact page and a member of the team will get back to you.