Buying or selling a business

Gary Caplan B.A. (Hons)
0113 320 5000
business@winstonsolicitors.co.uk

We aim to provide good practical advice to businesses, focusing on the commercial objectives of our clients. Read our business blog.

Whether you are buying or selling a business or shares in a company there are many aspects to a deal which you are unlikely to be familiar with particularly if you haven’t gone through such a process before.

For example in a business/asset transaction you will usually need advice on the following issues:

• Identification of the assets and liabilities to be sold
• Payment terms including earn outs and retentions
• Warranties, indemnities and disclosure
• Vat considerations
• Stock valuation provisions
• TUPE
• Ongoing supplier and customer contracts
• IT and IP issues such as websites and trademarks
• Goodwill protection
• Apportionments of the price and outgoings
• Release of assets from lenders’ charges

We also have considerable experience in advising on management buy-outs and buy- ins including venture capital and other corporate finance aspects of acquisitions of this kind.

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When you are selling a business you are usually asked to provide a lot of information that will be passed onto the buyer. Download our check list of what you are usually asked to provide when selling a business.

Further information

To speak to a member of our business team, in confidence call 0113 320 5000.

Or email us directly on: business@winstonsolicitors.co.uk.