Buying or selling a business
Buying or selling a business is one of the most important transactions that you can enter into.
Carter Lawyers can provide assistance and advice at all of the stages of the transaction, including:
- Evaluating the business opportunity
- Conducting investigations and due diligence
- Negotiating and preparing the agreements
- Finalising and "bedding down" the new business
We can:
- Work with you to consider the factors that must be evaluated when buying or selling a business
- Advise on the sale or purchase structure
- Draft and review business sale agreements, share sale agreements and related agreements
- Provide a structure for due diligence and undertake legal and compliance due diligence
- Assist you with commercial negotiations
- Prepare memorandums of understanding or letters of intent to set out the key commercial terms
- Negotiate to ensure that the agreements protect your interests and limits your risks
- Provide advice on employment issues including employment agreements
- Assist with completion and integration of the new business into your existing business