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A business changes hands. Keep the way forward clear.
Support when buying or selling a company, assets or a business. From a straightforward transfer to a complex transaction involving ownership restructuring and acquisition financing.
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A transaction brings commercial priorities, legal findings and a timetable together. You may need support across the whole deal or with a defined part, such as reviewing the purchase agreement or coordinating completion.
How we work
We clarify the proposed structure, connect review findings to the terms, and work through the agreements and completion steps. I prepare and negotiate share purchase agreements and asset and business transfer agreements, handling the agreed assets, contracts and liabilities in the documentation. I also assist with ownership restructuring and acquisition financing documents related to the deal.
Typical work
- Transaction structure, preparations and early-stage agreements
- Purchase agreements, negotiations and related documentation
- Signing, completion arrangements and post-completion follow-up
- Share purchase agreements and asset and business transfer agreements
- Acquisition financing documents and related ownership restructuring
What you receive
- A transaction-specific outline of documents and actions
- Negotiated drafts and an agreed set of transaction documents
- A completion checklist and organised transaction records
The documents and outputs are agreed for each assignment.
A few useful answers
When should I involve you in a company sale or acquisition?
You can involve me before a term sheet or letter of intent, as well as later in the process. Early work can include preparing the company and its documentation for a sale or investment.
Can you prepare our company for a sale through vendor due diligence?
Yes. I can review the company from the seller’s perspective, identify documentation that needs attention and help put the relevant corporate documents in place before the transaction progresses.
Can you help either a buyer or a seller?
Yes, in separate assignments. The work is shaped around your role, the business outcome you want and the structure of the proposed transaction.
Which transaction agreements can you draft and negotiate?
I work with term sheets and letters of intent, share purchase agreements, asset and business transfer agreements, shareholders’ agreements and investment agreements, including the negotiations around them. The documents are considered together with their legal and commercial effects.
Can you handle the corporate documentation needed to carry out the transaction?
Yes. I help prepare the resolutions and other corporate documents needed for a sale, restructuring, share issue or related arrangement. These are coordinated with the transaction agreements and the steps needed to complete the deal.
Do I need to organise all the documents before asking for help?
No. You can start with the situation and the outcome you have in mind. I help identify the information, organise the documentation and work through the next steps, including coordination with tax advisers where needed.
Can you help with asset and business transfer agreements?
Yes. I advise buyers or sellers in separate assignments on structuring the transfer, preparing and negotiating asset and business transfer agreements, and the documents needed to complete the transaction. Based on the agreed scope of the transfer, I help address how the assets, contracts and liabilities are handled under the agreement.
Can you help with acquisition financing documentation?
Yes. I assist with acquisition financing documentation and related shareholder loans, investment-related loans and convertible loans where they form part of the arrangement. The financing documents are considered alongside the purchase agreement, ownership structure and corporate decisions needed to complete the transaction.
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