Buying Private Companies and Business Assets

Buying Private Companies and Business Assets is a practical guide to the transactions involved in acquiring companies or shares in them. Taking a step-by-step approach, it covers the legal issues that need to be considered when acquiring or disposing of a business. Also covered are the tax and competition issues that need to be considered.

It has been written in a concise, step-by-step style and includes checklists, tables and illustrative examples making this an indispensable reference for the specialist and non-specialist alike.

This is a practical and straightforward guide, ideal for legal and accountancy practitioners, company secretaries, funding professionals, finance directors and other managers who have had some experience of corporate transactions but would like to know more about the processes involved. It sets out the critical path from initial planning to completion celebrations and beyond.