Structuring Private Company Acquisitions - The Key Issues

Introduction

This introductory level webinar will cover the up to date key points for consideration when dealing with private company acquisitions.

It will help you to understand when to choose a share sale and when to select a business sale, including introducing the very latest reforms to tax exemptions that impact on the choice of structure, the common stages to expect in a transaction, the key terms in the sale agreement for both forms of transaction, how due diligence and disclosure operate as well as issues to consider for a smooth completion.

If you are new to advising on corporate transactions, then this webinar is for you.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Differences between a share sale and an asset sale
• Tax exemptions including investors relief, changes to the substantial shareholding exemption and changes to Entrepreneurs Relief including its conversion to Business Asset Disposal Relief for tax years 2020 - 21 onwards)
• Usual stages involved in a private company acquisition
• Key terms in a share purchase agreement
• Additional points to consider in an asset sale agreement
• Due diligence
• Disclosure
• Completion
• Post completion formalities

This webinar was recorded on 9th December 2020