Our expertise

Our advice to corporate clients covers any aspect of their business with a financial value dimension. We support company boards in acting with authority. Our clients trust us for our discretion and clarity of advice. 

We advise offeror and offeree companies. We have an outstanding reputation in the London market as experts in transactions governed by the UK Takeover Code. We advise boards of listed companies on strategic capital markets matters such as relistings. 

We have extensive experience advising boards of listed investment companies across asset classes including equities, credit and alternatives (including REITs). Boards may find that their “business as usual” role is fundamentally challenged, often at short notice. Smith Square is particularly well placed to assist boards at such moments as well as in calmer times when a consideration of strategic options can be valuable. We also have experience advising the managers of investment companies, usually when they are also significant shareholders. Download our Advice to Investment Companies brochure for further information.

Private shareholders, entrepreneurs and private equity owners seek our advice as sellers and buyers of companies on a wide range of transactions. Download our Company Sales brochure for further information.

We have deep knowledge and experience of working with ultra high net worth individuals and family offices across all major international markets. 

Smith Square Partners advises UK and overseas governmental bodies on commercial matters and transactions. In recent years we have worked with Ofgem to deliver over £7bn of investment into UK renewable infrastructure. 

We are experts in helping companies manage the critical issues around restructuring and recapitalisation. Our restructuring partners have advised on many high profile and complex restructurings. Download our Restructuring and Recapitalisation advice brochure for further information.

We provide specialist corporate finance advice to management teams (typically of larger private equity owned assets), focusing on the interests of management as shareholders through transactions or recapitalisation events. Download our Management advisory advice brochure for further information.