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Sarah Aldersley

Practice Leader

“We’re incredibly excited to have closed our Series A and be partnering with AES as we embark on this next chapter and take our Maverick solar solution to the world. Navigating the complexities of the deal so professionally, confidently and graciously (especially during the rollercoaster 2020 has been for the world) is a testament to the expertise of the LegalVision team. Jill and Sarah genuinely went above and beyond for us to close this round and we look forward to working with LegalVision on many more things to come.”
Chris McGrath, Co-founder and CEO, 5B

Practice Areas
Capital Raising
Corporate and Commercial
Mergers and Acquisitions
Startups

Sarah is a Practice Leader in the Corporate team. She began practising as a lawyer at a London law firm, spending three years working as a corporate lawyer in Australia before making the move back to the UK. Sarah specialises in advising startups, SMEs, corporate clients and investors on a variety of corporate matters from company incorporations and business structuring to complex cross-border business sales.

Sarah has experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, company structuring and reorganisations. She has a particular interest in working with startups to raise capital and grow their businesses. Sarah also has experience in drafting general commercial contracts.

In her spare time, Sarah has been enjoying reacquainting herself with Europe and its culinary delights!

Qualifications: Bachelor of Laws (Hons), King’s College London, England.

Professional memberships: Law Society of England and Wales.

Sarah's Expertise

Business Sale and Purchase

Assisting clients when buying businesses, including undertaking legal due diligence.

Assisting clients when selling businesses, whether as a share sale or business sale.

Startups

Advising startups and SMEs on how to protect their interests when raising capital.

Providing guidance to startups on company structuring and incorporation.

Corporate and Commercial

Assisting businesses with general corporate needs, including preparing shareholders agreements, and employee share option plans.

Providing guidance to companies in relation to business structuring.

We’re an award-winning law firm

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    2024 Law Company of the Year Finalist - The Lawyer Awards

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    2024 Law Firm of the Year Finalist - Modern Law Private Client Awards

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    2023 Economic Innovator of the Year Finalist - The Spectator

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    2023 Law Company of the Year Finalist - The Lawyer Awards

  • Award

    2023 Future of Legal Services Innovation - Legal Innovation Awards