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Business Sales & Acquisitions
The commercial team at Bridge McFarland have many years experience dealing with the sale and purchase of businesses of all types and sizes. From corner shops and Ice Cream stands to large industrial and retail concerns and from working ports and motor dealerships to pet shops and garden centres the variety of transactions in which we have been involved is endless. In every case the key to success is the ability to call on different areas of expertise within the firm to help solve problems before they arise.
The firms commercial lawyers can help both vendors and purchasers to ensure that often complex transactions go as smoothly as possible from beginning to end. Not only will they advise in connection with the business issues themselves but also all of the associated matters. They will often relate to business premises, property or planning in which case our experienced commercial property lawyers will be to hand. If there are employees the firms specialist employment team can help with the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations and other key issues. A team who will work with you to achieve your objectives in a business like and professional way.
We can help sole traders, partnerships, companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in the sale and purchase of business assets alone or deal with complete businesses as going concerns. If the transaction involves a limited company a share sale and purchase may be the route to take. Whatever the nature or scale of the transaction we will liaise with clients other advisers so as to ensure that issues like tax and pension schemes will all be considered properly.
The specialist areas that we can advise upon include:
employment issues relating to business
transfers
financing
going concern sales and purchases of existing businesses
hiving off parts of businesses
incorporation of existing businesses
joint ventures and partnerships
licensing
management buy outs
property issues
sale and purchase of professional practices
share sales and purchases
transfers of specific business assets
Members of our commercial team would be happy to discuss how we can help on an informal basis.
They can be contacted, as follows: