• We can advise from the initial discussion stage of acquiring or merging with another UK or international company, through to the due diligence and negotiating of heads of agreement, right through to the detail of all transactional documents and successful completion within what are usually tight deadlines.
• Our team can advise on business and company disposals, including advising on and implementing re-structuring, bank financing, valuations and the transfer and licensing of intellectual property rights. We are used to working alongside other business advisers, and have our own extensive network of intermediaries (such as pension advisers, property agents and trademark and patent agents) that we can recommend and call upon if required.
• Merger and joint venture negotiations always bring with them a crucial planning and negotiation stage and key deadlines for both parties to work towards.  We work alongside our clients to ensure that you are kept updated on all progress and have accessibility to our team at any time during the deal.
• We help to hold your hand from initial business discussions and documentation creation.
• We are on hand during critical price negotiations and deal-breakers about the value of the business and your share options.
• After the deal has been agreed and the merger goes through, we provide all the legal documentation and agreements on a useful CD-Rom disk.
• Post-merger we can provide ongoing commercial legal advice and company secretarial support through B-Sec.

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