Buy & Sell Businesses

In every case the key to success is the ability to call on different areas of expertise within the firm to help solve problems before they arise.

The team can help both vendors and purchasers to ensure that often complex transactions go as smoothly as possible from beginning to end. Not only will they advise in connection with the business issues themselves but also all of the associated matters. They will often relate to business premises, property or planning in which case our experienced commercial property lawyers will be to hand.

We can help sole traders, partnerships, companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in the sale and purchase of business assets alone or deal with complete businesses as going concerns. If the transaction involves a limited company a share sale and purchase may be the route to take. Whatever the nature or scale of the transaction, we will liaise with clients other advisers so as to ensure that issues like tax and pension schemes will all be considered properly.

The specialist areas that we can advise upon include

• Determining the type of sale (e.g. share or asset).
• Preparation for sale/purchase (e.g. document collation and presentation)
• Responding to due diligence enquiries
• Drafting Confidentially Agreements
• Drafting Heads of Agreement
• Dealing with Employment related matters
• Advising on intellectual property rights (e.g. patents, trademarks etc.)
• Advising on information technology issues (e.g. data protection registration)
• Drafting and negotiating the sale/purchase contracts