Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Disposals

The decision to buy or sell a business or an asset or to merge with another business will be fundamentally important to your plans. Taking early legal advice to give shape and effect to your plans is essential and will help manage any problems that may arise before the transaction is complete.  Almost every aspect of the parties’ businesses will be put under scrutiny and will need advice from experienced lawyers. Provision will need to be made concerning many issues including finance and tax, assets and liabilities, employees, properties, existing commercial contracts, questions of assignment and ownership and so on.