Legally Scaling

Ignition's  very own Jake Schogger hosts a detailed discussion on the key legal considerations to keep in mind when starting a business, with Ignition partner and Head of Corporate/Finance, Helen Gerrard. 

In this episode, we explore the pros and cons of setting up as a limited company, the legal steps that this entails, why these are important and how to get them right, and the importance of drawing up a shareholders’ agreement as early as possible. 

Prior to joining Ignition in 2016, Helen worked at Magic Circle firm Freshfields for many years (in both London and New York), as well as at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in New York and Linklaters in London. She has also undertaken secondments to Goldman Sachs, Alcentra, Barings, Barclays Bank PLC and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. In addition, Helen is also an entrepreneur, having founded SnowDrone Transfers in 2014, a private transport company with a fleet of 30 vehicles operating across the French Alps.

Helpful links:

Website - https://ignition.law

Get in touch - https://ignition.law/contact

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ignition-law

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ignition.law/?hl=en

Twitter - https://twitter.com/IgnitionLaw

Ignition Law is an award-winning, internationally-minded, full-service law firm, with significant experience spanning pretty much every key industry and sector.

We provide a unique, seamlessly integrated legal services offering that has helped thousands of entrepreneurial and ambitious start-ups, scale-ups, VC-backed SMEs and other high-growth enterprises secure investment, meet their governance obligations and rapidly scale.

This perfectly positions us to support founders and companies through every step of the entrepreneurial journey - from incorporation to exit and beyond – whilst also advising both individuals and institutions looking to sell, acquire or invest in cutting-edge businesses.

Ignition’s very own Jake Schogger kicks off our brand new podcast in style, hosting an in-depth discussion on funding rounds with the firm’s founder, Alex McPherson.

In this episode, we delve into funding rounds, including why businesses need funding, when they should seek funding, key sources of capital, the legal steps involved, key terms to negotiate, and an insight into what can go wrong when rounds aren’t properly managed.

Our guest, Alex McPherson, worked at Freshfields and Hogan Lovells as a corporate lawyer, before setting up Ignition Law in 2015. Ignition has grown exponentially to a team of roughly 80 and is now an award-winning law firm, with strong ethics and a majority female senior leadership team.

Helpful links:

Website - https://ignition.law

Get in touch - https://ignition.law/contact

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ignition-law  

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ignition.law/?hl=en

Twitter - https://twitter.com/IgnitionLaw

Ignition Law is an award-winning, internationally-minded, full-service law firm, with significant experience spanning pretty much every key industry and sector.

We provide a unique, seamlessly integrated legal services offering that has helped thousands of entrepreneurial and ambitious start-ups, scale-ups, VC-backed SMEs and other high-growth enterprises secure investment, meet their governance obligations and rapidly scale.

This perfectly positions us to support founders and companies through every step of the entrepreneurial journey - from incorporation to exit and beyond – whilst also advising both individuals and institutions looking to sell, acquire or invest in cutting-edge businesses.