Get advice early on in your business sale or purchase

Our business sale and purchase solicitors have considerable expertise and experience in assisting with buying or selling a business. Whether this is by share transfer, purchase or sale of the business's assets and goodwill, or by way of management take over, we will guide you through the entire process from start to finish.

It is advantageous to get in touch with us before you have even found a purchaser for your business as there is useful groundwork that you can be carrying out once you have made the decision to sell. Once a purchaser has been found, matters can move fast. Quite often,  you would not wish to notify your employees that a sale is being negotiated, and early preparation can avoid burning the midnight oil to provide your purchaser with requested documentation, without making your employees think that something is going on.

If you are buying a business, decisions need to be made on how the sale is to be structured, how purchase monies are to be paid, and if there are to be any retentions for unknown liabilities or whether part of the purchase price can be deferred or linked to future profits.

We pride ourselves in the relationships that we build with other professionals and we will work closely with your team throughout the transaction to ensure that the advice that is provided allows you to proceed in the most advantageous way possible.

Buying or selling a small business and/or a property

If you are buying or selling a property with a business attached to it, for instance, a restaurant, shop or post office, then we have specialist small business property lawyers who are able to seamlessly guide you through both elements of the transaction.

Buying or selling shares or assets of a larger business

If you are buying or selling the shares or assets of a larger business where a property is not necessarily the major element of the transaction, then our specialist company commercial lawyers are here to help.

Seek expert legal advice

The specialist lawyers at Neves have extensive experience in assisting clients with buying and/or selling a business. Contact our Company Commercial team on 0330 0945 500, email info@nevesllp.co.uk or complete our Contact Form and we’ll get back to you.