A ‘merger’ may fall within the EU merger rules and require notification to the European Commission if at least two parties to the transaction generate fairly substantial...
This Practice Note provides an overview of the agreement for the sale and purchase of shares in a private limited company (target): the share purchase agreement (SPA)....
Private M&A transactions, whether they be for the sale and purchase of a company or a business, are concluded by way of an exchange (or signing) of contracts and...
BREXIT: The law and practice referred to in this Practice Note may be impacted by Brexit. For further information on the potential impact, see: The effect of Brexit on UK...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998...
A business can be acquired by one of two methods: an asset purchase or a share purchase. The two types of transaction are fundamentally different in their nature and...
Auction processes play an important role in particular industries, for example, in the private equity industry or in government privatisations, or in large value...
Auction processes play an important role in particular industries, for example, in the private equity industry, in government privatisations, or in large value...
The nature and purpose of break fees Break fees are generally designed to compensate one party’s legal and professional costs which it may have incurred in due diligence...
The UK has voted to leave the EU. Brexit or the date when the UK formally leaves the EU as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) can occur either...
In an asset purchase, the buyer purchases only those assets and assumes only those liabilities it wishes to acquire: • sometimes an asset purchase is the purchase of an...
This Practice Note highlights the key legal and commercial issues for a buyer when looking to buy a software business. This particularly focuses on the technology and...
Entrepreneurs' relief is a capital gains tax (CGT) relief designed to encourage individuals to set up and expand their own businesses. Provided that the conditions are...
There are generally three principal categories of provisions in the transaction agreement (eg sale and purchase agreement) that will need to be considered from a...
When a person buys the share capital of a company, the transaction will often be referred to as: • a completion accounts deal • an accounts date deal, or • a locked box...
This Practice Note is part of the Share purchase transaction toolkit. Timing Completion of the share purchase transaction will take place either simultaneously with...
