COMPANY & COMMERCIAL

Acquisitions & Disposals

Fletcher & Lawson can assist in the areas of acquisitions, disposals, management buy-outs and management buy-ins, reorganisations and restructuring of companies.

Share Acquisitions and Disposals
Fletcher & Lawson can advise on all aspects of the sale or purchase of shares in both private and public companies.

Assets Acquisitions and Disposals
Fletcher & Lawson has experience in acting for either the selling company or the buyer in transactions involving the acquisition of all or part of a business. Such deals require a careful consideration of the precise nature and definition of the assets and liabilities being acquired and those remaining with the seller.

Management Buy-outs and Management Buy-ins
Fletcher & Lawson can act for management teams wishing either to buy the whole or part of the business in which they are employed (a management buy-out), or by acquisition to bring their management experience to a new business (a management buy-in). Such a transaction would involve negotiating and documenting the arrangements between the managers and the financier (often by a third party loan or investment) of the purchase and the continuing business.

Reorganisation or Restructuring
Fletcher & Lawson can act for groups of companies wishing to effect a reorganisation or restructuring of the companies and businesses within the group, whether by asset or share transfers, and if appropriate by the winding up of subsidiaries.

Corporate Acquisition Services
In all such matters Fletcher & Lawson will:

• Advise and assist in preparing a company or business for sale
• Carry out due diligence in respect of the target, either generally or in respect of particular areas of concern, to inform the purchaser in its continuing negotiations.
• Advise generally on the choice and establishment of a vehicle for the acquisition.
• Prepare and advise upon all relevant documentation.
• Liaise closely with all other advisers acting for the client, including financial advisers, patent and trade mark agents and actuaries.
• Advise in connection with the transfer of employee contracts.