Mergers & Acquisitions

One of the most rapid ways in which a business can grow is to buy another business or company. We have acted for many business owners over the years who have expanded their companies by acquisition.

Foreign companies have instructed us to buy businesses and assets in the United Kingdom on many occasions.

We are very happy to talk to business owners on a preliminary basis to discuss the options available. For a confidential chat please telephone David Dees on +44 (0)1908 662277 or email David Dees.

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Examples of Mergers and Acquisitions that we have been involved in

• Bought Milton Keynes based engineering company on behalf of oil industry remediation client. This was a share purchase in circumstances of financial difficulty for the target and therefore implemented at great speed and with carefully tailored due diligence.
• Acted for owners of successful consultancy company in sale of share capital for combined consideration of £22m to a listed company buyer. Negotiated earn-out consideration.
• Acted for gaming company in acquisition of 13 site gaming company. Complex due diligence, share sale and purchase agreement and tax deed. Financial assistance procedure carried out. Consideration several £m.
• Represented electrical engineering group in purchase of targets in electrical engineering. Advised and assisted in group security arrangements.
• Acted for International fast moving consumer goods ("FMCG") group in acquisition of FMCG manufacturer. Negotiating share sale and purchase agreement and tax deed, payment of deferred consideration and sale and leaseback of land.
• Acted for shareholders of Builders Merchant in multi-million pound disposal. Dealing with taper relief issues for two shareholders including non-QCB Loan Notes. Negotiated sale and purchase agreement and tax deed. Simultaneous sale back to shareholders of land with leaseback to buyer. Separate land management trust arrangement for future management. Listed company buyer.
• Acted for disposal of successful security company. Represented shareholders and negotiated share sale and purchase agreement and tax deed. Listed company buyer.
• Bought three garden centres in simultaneous acquisitions. Negotiated sale and purchase agreement and tax deed. Financial assistance procedure to bring target assets into buyer’s bank’s security net at completion.