Buying or selling a business involves more than legal documents. We coordinate the full process.
Business acquisitions and sales involve legal work, accounting, tax planning, and often financing, all moving at once, under time pressure. We serve as the legal point of contact throughout the transaction: handling the core deal documents, identifying and coordinating accountants, tax advisors, and other specialists as needed, and keeping the deal on track. For clients we know well, we can often move faster because we know your context and understand your business objectives.
We represent buyers through the full acquisition process, from first look through close. We help you understand what you're buying, structure the deal correctly, and identify issues before they become problems.
We work with sellers from pre-sale preparation through close, reviewing and negotiating deal terms, identifying exposure in representations and warranties, and making sure the legal work reflects what you actually agreed to.
Due diligence is where acquisitions succeed or fail. We manage the legal due diligence process, identify the issues that matter, and coordinate specialists (accountants, environmental consultants, industry experts) when the deal requires them.
How a deal is structured affects taxes, liability, and risk for both sides. We work with your accountant or tax advisor to make sure the structure makes sense. If you don't have one, we can help you find the right one.
Not every transaction is a full acquisition. We also handle minority investments, partnership buyouts, equity grants, and other growth-stage transactions for businesses bringing in new partners or capital.
Get legal involved early. It's easier to structure a deal correctly from the start than to fix it later.