A merger is when two business entities agree to continue as a single form. An acquisition is when one entity takes over another and establishes itself as the new owner. For legal purposes acquisitions can be characterised as either ‘asset purchases’, in which the seller sells business assets to the buyer, or ‘share purchases’, in which the buyer purchases equity interests in a target company. Naushad Rahman, solicitor and head of company and commercial at Colemans, takes a look at some key pre-transaction considerations.
The pre-transaction considerations are essentially the business version of a pre-flight checklist for a commercial airliner. Some of the most salient issues include:
While any good commercial law firm worth its salt will have a safe pre-flight checklist pre-acquisition or merger, we’re confident that ours is the most comprehensive. Colemans Solicitors has leading commercial experts with a deep understanding of how businesses work, thus enabling us to guide our clients through their mergers and acquisitions.
Contact Naushad Rahman for vital early advice on your potential merger or acquisition.
Naushad Rahman
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