James Pearce & Co – Business Purchase Lawyers

James Pearce & Co business purchase solicitors can advise on all aspects of business purchase. Such purchases are often complicated and required specialist experienced advice.

Share Sale or Asset Sale

There are two broad methods of purchasing a business: purchase of the assets of the business or purchase of shares of the company itself. We can advise on which route is appropriate although you may need to take specialist accountant or financial advice not least given that there are tax implications for each route. If the target company is not incorporated then share purchase would not apply in any event.

Transaction Implications

We can advise you upon the employment aspects of any acquisition (including TUPE requirements), the position regarding the assets of the business (transfer of leases etc) as well as any planning and insurance aspects.

Costs

We appreciate that business purchase advice has a cost. We will be clear and transparent from the outset as to what our charges will be. We will generally try to give fixed estimates as to any work that will be carried out but where that is not possible we shall give you full details of our charging rates and our costs generally. Please ask though if there is any aspect of our costs that you do not understand – we’re happy to help.