Business Sales and Acquisitions
At Aspect Legal, we provide specialist business sale and acquisition services that are based on a true
understanding of the business sale and acquisition environment and draw on our
extensive experience in this area.
We are business lawyers, with real business experience.
Our goal is to help you get your deal over the line with
minimum fuss and optimal results.
Book In Your Complimentary Initial Sale Or Acquisition Discussion
Our Clients
For Sellers
Be prepared, and get the
best deal possible
for your sale.
For Buyers
We can assist you in getting
a better understanding
of the business that you
are looking to acquire
Our Experience
We’ve advised thousands of local and national business owners as they acquire and exit – including scenarios involving shares and earnouts.
Where Do I Begin?
We start with a free initial
consultation that provides
an in-depth discussion of
your plans, the legal steps
Our Services for Sellers
Preparing The Business For A Sale
We understand the importance of building your business up before a sale, to ensure that you can achieve the best possible outcome. We provide the following services to help prepare your business for a sale:
- Independent review of your business’s legal strengths and weaknesses.
- Consultation regarding changes from a legal perspective that could enhance a buyer’s confidence in your business, and thereby enhance your price!
- Discuss structuring alternatives to minimise tax, protect your assets and efficiently distribute income.
Preparing Documents In Readiness For A Sale
We provide helpful project management tools such as checklists to help you understand the steps that will be involved in the sale, confidentiality agreements and draft sale agreements for potential purchasers, and we are experienced in drafting and advising on deal terms when a deal has been struck.
Drafting And Negotiating The Sale Contract
We will review and draft documentation to reflect your agreed deal with risks appropriately addressed.
Finalising The Deal With A Successful Commercial Outcome
We won’t rest until the matter is signed, completed and the cheque is in your hands.
Our Services for Buyers
Our unique knowledge enables us to assist you in fully understanding the business that you are looking
to acquire, including the risks involved and the long-term viability. Some of the services we provide include:
Legal Audits And Due Diligence
To help you understand the business you are looking to
buy, we will provide a thorough legal audit and due
diligence of intellectual property, trade practices, industrial
relations and property issues. We will identify any areas of
exposure, and areas of potential hidden value that can be
exploited.
Structuring Advice
Building and advising on the best business structure for
the purchase.
Assisting In The Commercial Deal
Drafting and negotiating supporting documentation and providing relevant advice so that you achieve the most successful commercial outcome for you.
Assistance In Building The Business Into The Future
The end of a purchase means the beginning of a new chapter.
We can help you to timetable strategies for protecting the
business, commercialising relevant aspects of the business as it
grows, and building in exit strategies for the future.
We are the first legal firm in Australia to host a podcast dedicated to
the area of business sale and acquisitions, The Deal Room Podcast.
Our Experience
Over the course of the past few decades we have advised local and foreign corporates on a wide range of buy/sell/merger transactions. Examples of these include:
- Multinational corporates acquiring local recruitment and
professional services businesses through earn-out, put
and call option and shareholder arrangements, facilitating
the retention of local management - Acquisition of businesses in a variety of industries
including automotive, recruitment, professional services,
health, child care centres, online businesses and property
development - Sale of businesses in a variety of industries including
health, education, travel, aviation, insurance broking,
marine, recruitment, online businesses, information
technology and telecommunications - Joint ventures and startups
We offer end-to-end services in business sale
merger and acquisition transactions. We have a strong
internal capacity to carry out every aspect
of a typical transaction efficiently.
See More Of Our Videos
HHMC Case Study
HHMC closes with Aspect Legal
As a principal of HHMC, guiding both public and private
recruitment agencies through acquisition and exit assignments,
Richard Hayward has worked extensively with his fair share of legal
representatives. He continues to be drawn to Aspect Legal not
only to represent his own business, but to offer and recommend its
counsel to his clients as they progress through equity transactions.
Where Do I Begin?
Aspect Legal offers a number of services to help sellers
and prospective buyers
We start with a free initial consultation in business sale and acquisition that provides an in-depth discussion of your plans as an M&A Lawyer, the legal steps involved in a sale or purchase, the timeline for each step, and the other items you should be considering. We are experienced in undertaking sale and purchase transactions from end to end.
We can be involved from early discussions on structuring and planning through to the transition and integration of the acquired business. Once you have started down the transaction path, we will work closely with you and your appointed advisers to ensure an integrated approach to the transaction. We can provide checklists and regular updates throughout the process and keep you fully informed about timelines, what we are doing, and what you need to be doing.
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