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Immigration Advisory for Corporate Transactions & Organisational Change

Specialist immigration advice integrated into complex transactions, workforce transfers and restructures.

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Resolve immigration risk early in the transaction process.

Organisational change can affect sponsor licences, employees, reporting structures, contractual arrangements and the immigration status of sponsored and internationally-mobile workers.

Yet immigration implications are often identified late in the deal process, when the transaction is well advanced and options are narrower, deadlines closer and remediation more complex.

Immigration & Employment Expertise in One Transaction Workstream

We bring together specialist immigration and related employment law expertise across transactions and organisational change.

As the specialist immigration workstream within M&A, TUPE and restructuring projects, we help deal teams identify sponsor and worker implications early, sequence the required actions and manage immigration risk through completion and implementation.

For HR, legal and transaction teams, this provides a single source of advice across sponsorship, worker transfers, right to work, contractual arrangements and the employment issues that directly affect immigration compliance.

Speak to us about integrating immigration and employment into your transaction planning.

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WHAT WE COVER

Transaction Immigration Support

We provide focused immigration support across the transaction lifecycle, from due diligence and sponsor licence analysis through to worker mapping, reporting and post-completion implementation.

SPONSOR LICENCE IMPACT

Assessing how the proposed transaction affects existing sponsor licences and whether licences can continue to be used following the change.

SPONSORED WORKER MAPPING

Identifying sponsored workers within the affected workforce and establishing what happens to their sponsorship when the transaction completes.

TUPE & SPONSORSHIP

Advising on the interaction between TUPE transfers and the Home Office sponsorship regime, including which organisation assumes responsibility for sponsored workers.

SPONSOR LICENCE STRATEGY

Assessing whether the acquiring or successor entity requires a new licence, additional routes or changes to existing sponsorship arrangements.

HOME OFFICE REPORTING

Determining what corporate and worker changes need to be reported and helping ensure that required notifications are made within the applicable deadlines.

RIGHT TO WORK

Reviewing right to work implications for transferring employees and helping ensure that appropriate processes are incorporated into the transaction.

EMPLOYMENT LAW INTERDEPENDENCIES

Identifying employment-law issues that affect the immigration analysis, including TUPE, contractual changes and changes to role, pay or working arrangements.

POST-DEAL WORKFORCE CHANGES

Considering how proposed changes to roles, salary, hours, location or employing entity affect sponsored workers following completion.

HOW WE HELP

Support Throughout the Transaction Lifecycle

We embed into the wider transaction workstream as your specialist immigration adviser, aligning sponsor, worker and reporting requirements with the deal structure and timetable.

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BEFORE THE TRANSACTION

Identify immigration risks, affected worker populations and sponsor licence implications before the deal structure is finalised.
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AT COMPLETION

Coordinate sponsor, worker and Home Office reporting actions as ownership or employment responsibility changes.
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AFTER COMPLETION

Support post-deal notifications, workforce integration and any resulting sponsorship changes.

PROACTIVE COMPLIANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT

Advice aligned to your role in the transaction

Different parties to a transaction face different immigration exposures, responsibilities and deadlines. We tailor the immigration workstream to your role, whether you are acquiring, selling, transferring employees or restructuring the business.

BUYERS

Identify & mitigate the immigration risks you are acquiring.

We assess the sponsor licence position, sponsored-worker population, right to work controls, historical compliance and any remediation required before or after completion.

SELLERS & TRANSFERRING EMPLOYERS

Plan the immigration consequences of workforce transfer.

We identify affected sponsored workers, determine where sponsorship responsibility will sit, map Home Office reporting requirements and advise on the immigration implications of TUPE and transfer arrangements.

RESTRUCTURES & REORGANISATIONS

Assess the immigration implications prior to implementation.

We advise on changes to employing entities, roles, reporting lines, salary, hours and work locations, identifying where these affect sponsor licences, sponsored workers or Home Office reporting obligations.

Talk to our Experts about your Transaction

Immigration risk is most effectively addressed while the transaction structure, workforce arrangements and implementation timetable are still being shaped.

We operate as an integrated part of the transaction team, taking ownership of the immigration workstream and aligning required actions with the wider deal structure, governance and timetable.

Working alongside corporate advisers, employment counsel, HR and internal legal teams, we bring specialist immigration and related employment expertise into the deal process from the outset.

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"The corporate immigration team at DavidsonMorris is turned to by large multinational companies and SMEs for its ‘deep knowledge of sponsor licence rules and compliance’, particularly for its practitioners’ experience in overturning sponsor licence revocations and suspensions. Anne Morris heads the practice, Kirsty Tufrey specialises in both personal and business immigration."
The Legal 500 UK 2025
"DavidsonMorris is a go-to immigration adviser with an established reputation in the corporate space. Its services range from sponsor licence management and applications through to enforcement and civil penalty challenges. Its depth and experience gives way to a holistic and comprehensive offering, complemented by its deep knowledge of the sector."
Chambers & Partners UK 2026
"DavidsonMorris has a very efficient streamlined service and has successfully dealt with obtaining visas for the migrant workers we have wished to employ."
Client Testimonial, The Legal 500 UK 2025
"We have found that DavidsonMorris has deep knowledge of Sponsor Licence Rules and Compliance. They are especially strong in helping businesses obtain, maintain, or reinstate sponsor licences, often under time pressure or post-inspection."
Client Testimonial, The Legal 500 UK 2025
"DavidsonMorris delivered a seamless and highly professional service. Their communication was timely, and their expertise was evident at every stage."
Client Testimonial, Chambers & Partners UK 2026
"DavidsonMorris understand their clients. They really take the time to develop a strong business relationship and working with them is always a pleasure."
Client Testimonial, Chambers & Partners UK 2026
"DavidsonMorris are very equipped to handle changes in law and offer solutions explained in a way we definitely understand. The partners do not hide away from communicating with us."
Client Testimonial, Chambers & Partners UK 2026
"DavidsonMorris provided excellent support with our successful Sponsor Licence application. Jane was professional, knowledgeable and highly responsive, making the process straightforward throughout."
Liam FTrustpilot Review
"DavidsonMorris supported us through the process of obtaining a sponsorship licence. The team’s guidance and responsiveness gave us confidence throughout the process."
KelitaTrustpilot Review
"DavidsonMorris were fantastic during my recent CoS transfer to a new employer. Sadeia’s personal approach, responsiveness and genuine care really stood out."
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