Selling or merging a business can feel like an overwhelming process, with many legal points to be considered. If you are a seller in a merger and acquisition transaction, you should avoid the most common five mistakes others have made to ensure a successful transaction. Having a lack of information about the current condition of…
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When it comes to shares within your business, it is often the case that there may only be one class of shares; however, there are multiple classes that your business can have at once. Different classes of shares will hold different voting, dividend and capital rights and the owner(s) of each company can decide how…
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Selling your business can involve disclosing to potential buyers confidential information that would normally remain private. To ensure this information is still protected during the sale, you can use a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) which prevents anyone who has seen your confidential information from revealing it to another party with the threat of legal action as…
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The recent late payment crisis has caused no end of misery for SMEs. Small and medium enterprises are often at the mercy of larger businesses when it comes to settling payments for goods or services rendered. Research conducted earlier this year by Xero’s Small Business Index (SBI) showed that around 400,000 small firms were impacted…
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The looming cost of doing business coupled with rising inflation is rippling out across industries in the UK. In real terms, suppliers face a five per cent year-on-year reduction in their charges. When faced with factors like cost increases and wage inflation from their suppliers, coupled with an inability to pass these costs onto customers,…
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