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Corporate & Commercial
M&A, private equity, shareholder agreements and commercial contracts for owner-managed businesses across the UK and EU.
- Acquisitions & disposals
- Private equity
- Joint ventures
- Commercial contracts
Est. 1974 · Regulated by the SRA
Considered counsel for owner-managed businesses and private families.
Redgrave & Salter is a commercial and private-client firm advising owner-managed businesses, family offices and charities. Partner-led, plain-English advice, grounded in a fifty-year tradition of patient client service.
Practice Areas
Four disciplines, one standard.
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Private Client
Wills, trusts, estate planning and cross-border tax advice for UK and EU-resident families and charitable foundations.
- Wills & probate
- Trust structures
- Cross-border estates
- Charitable foundations
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Commercial Property
Acquisitions, leases, development and landlord-tenant advisory for owner-occupier businesses and family property portfolios.
- Property acquisition
- Commercial leases
- Development work
- Portfolio advisory
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Employment
Advisory and contentious employment work for employers — from handbooks and executive contracts through to tribunal representation.
- Handbooks & policies
- Executive contracts
- Disciplinary advisory
- Tribunal representation
Our Lawyers
Partner-led, personally accountable.
Helena Redgrave
Senior Partner · Corporate
Admitted 1993
32 years in M&A and private equity.
Douglas Salter
Senior Partner · Private Client
Admitted 1995
Estate & trust work for UK and EU families.
Anya Okafor
Partner · Property
Admitted 2005
Acquisitions, leases and development.
Rafael Cordeiro
Partner · Employment
Admitted 2008
Contentious and advisory employment work.
Notes
Plain-English commentary.
01.
What the Employment Rights Bill means for owner-managed businessesEmployment · R. Cordeiro
Apr 2026
02.
Cross-border estate planning after the 2025 non-dom reformsPrivate Client · D. Salter
Mar 2026
03.
Earn-outs in owner-managed M&A — the five questions to askCorporate · H. Redgrave
Feb 2026
04.
Commercial lease renewals: what's changed in the last 24 monthsProperty · A. Okafor
Jan 2026
05.
Trust reporting under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency ActPrivate Client · D. Salter
Dec 2025
Enquire
A private introduction, handled personally.
Offices
- London
- 42 Bedford Row, WC1R 4JL
- Manchester
- 1 St Peter's Square, M2 3AE
- Edinburgh
- 11 Charlotte Square, EH2 4DR
- Telephone
- +44 20 7000 0000
- Enquiries
- [email protected]
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 09:00–18:00 BST