Merger and acquisition lawyers - Stacks Law Firm
Stacks will help you consider all aspects of your merger or acquisition, including putting the right structures and documents in place to ensure your business’ future success.
Members of our corporate and commercial team understand that mergers and acquisitions are business transactions involving a myriad of legal and commercial issues, the meaning of which may not be immediately obvious to the parties.
To ensure a successful outcome to transactions of this nature, it is crucial that all aspects of the transaction be thoughtfully considered, accurately evaluated and appropriately documented.
Legal issues that must be addressed:
- Determining the primary goals of the parties
- Identifying precisely and comprehensively what is the subject matter of the transaction
- Identifying the liabilities of the business, and the impact of these liabilities on the transaction
- Determining the taxation and revenue implications of the transaction
- Identifying and addressing appropriately intellectual property issues
- Identifying and addressing appropriately issues concerning employees of the business
- Ensuring that all contractual rights and obligations of the business are identified, and that the vesting of these rights in the purchaser is appropriately addressed
- Negotiating restraint of trade provisions that are appropriate
- Ensuring compliance with provisions of relevant company constitutions and shareholder agreements
- Identifying and appropriately dealing with confidentiality and privacy issues
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