Practice area
Mergers & Acquisitions
Helping businesses structure, negotiate and complete acquisitions with confidence.
We advise buyers and sellers across the full lifecycle of an M&A transaction, from preliminary structuring and legal due diligence through negotiation, signing, completion and post-completion matters.
Most of the value in a transaction is decided before the main agreement is drafted: in how the deal is structured, what diligence uncovers, and where the risk is left to sit. We work on those questions early, so the documents record a bargain the parties actually intended.
What we do
Before the Deal
- Deal structuring: share or asset
- Heads of terms and term sheets
- Confidentiality and exclusivity
- Pre-transaction reorganisations
Due Diligence
- Legal due diligence and reports
- Data room scoping
- Vendor due diligence
- Risk allocation arising from findings
Negotiation
- Share and asset purchase agreements
- Warranties, indemnities and disclosure
- Conditions precedent
- Consideration mechanics and earn-outs
Completion & After
- Signing and completion mechanics
- Completion accounts and adjustments
- Transitional arrangements
- Post-completion integration
