M&A
We advise buyers, sellers and investors on acquisitions and sales of companies and businesses, from initial planning to signing, closing and post-completion matters.
For an owner, selling a business may mark the culmination of years of work. For a buyer, an acquisition may be central to the next stage of growth. We take time to understand what the transaction means for you, so that our advice reflects both your commercial objectives and the risks you are prepared to accept.
Our work brings together transaction structuring, due diligence and the negotiation of the agreements that give effect to the deal. We help you assess how findings should affect the transaction terms, negotiate the allocation of risk and address matters such as purchase price adjustments, earn-outs and reinvestment.
Senior lawyers remain actively involved throughout the process. We work closely with you and your other advisers to keep the legal work coordinated, resolve outstanding issues and move the transaction towards completion.
How we can help
Acquisitions and sales of companies and businesses
Transaction structuring, letters of intent and term sheets
Buyer-side and vendor legal due diligence
Share and asset purchase agreements
Purchase price mechanism, earn-outs and seller reinvestment
Warranty and indemnity insurance in connection with transactions
Advice to management teams in private equity transactions
Carve-outs and the separation of businesses
