The contract that prevents the divorce, before there’s a divorce
A shareholder agreement is the contract between a company’s owners that says, in writing, what happens when things change — when someone leaves, when someone wants to sell, when there’s a disagreement, when new investment comes in. Companies that have a good one rarely need it. Companies that don’t have one almost always wish they had.
What’s included — not currently available
- An initial meeting with a solicitor of your choice to scope the deal and ownership structure
- Bespoke shareholder agreement drafted under Irish company law
- Decision-making thresholds (ordinary, special, unanimous matters)
- Share transfer rules — pre-emption rights, drag-along, tag-along
- Founder vesting, leaver provisions (good leaver / bad leaver)
- Dispute resolution — deadlock-breaking provisions
- One round of revisions
- Plain-English explanation of every clause
Common scenarios
- Two or more founders splitting equity from day one
- Adding a co-founder or early team member with shares
- Taking outside investment (angel / seed / Series A — coordinates with investor docs)
- Buying out a co-founder or settling a dispute
- Updating an old agreement that no longer reflects reality
Pricing
not currently available for a standard two-to-four-shareholder Irish private company. Investor-led rounds and complex cap tables are quoted on a case-by-case basis.
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