Course Details

The structure a business starts with is rarely the structure it needs forever. People change, ownership shifts, and business lines evolve. What once worked can quickly become a barrier to growth, investment, or risk‑management. Staying alert to when a company has outgrown its original shape is essential if you want to keep clients’ businesses fit for purpose at every stage of their journey. 

 

This session cuts through the noise and focuses on the real triggers for restructuring and demergers: the problems that force change and the opportunities that make it the right move. 

 

You’ll learn how to spot when a structure is holding a business back, identify red flags before they become disputes, and avoid the common pitfalls that catch clients out. Using real examples from owner‑managed businesses, you’ll leave with both the technical understanding and the practical instincts to guide clients confidently through their next evolution.

 

Course level: Intermediate

CPD Course Speaker

AY Business Law

Aly Young

Aly Young is a solicitor with 30 years’ experience of advising companies on legal issues.

She has previously worked as a GC in Plc’s and traditional law firms, also as a consultant. Since 2022 she has run her own law firm specializing in helping business owners prepare for and complete an exit strategy. Particularly focusing on exit through sale. She regularly delivers training sessions to business owners, finance, procurement and sales teams and fellow legal and other professionals, covering a wide range of business law issues.

Recognised for her ability to find simple solutions to apparently complex problems and is known for her no-nonsense approach.