Business Sale and Purchase

Inveiss Legal has significant expertise in assisting vendors and purchasers with the steps involved in selling and buying businesses. Inveiss’s full service solutions include:

Selling a business

Advice on selling shares or divesting underlying assets
Advice on sale price and apportioning between goodwill and assets
Advice on payment strategy
Conducting due diligence on purchaser
Employee and staff issues
Exit strategies
Restrictions on sale
Succession planning
Tax considerations and tax implications

Buying a business

Advice on risks and benefits in respect of the type of purchase to be made
Advice on purchase price and apportioning between goodwill and assets
Advice on payment requirements including deposit
Conducting due diligence on the vendor and the business
Detailing the inventory to be included
Employee and staff issues
Exit strategies
Foreign investment restrictions and FIRB approval
Licensing requirements and permit approvals
Restraint of trade
Review of independent valuation reports
Succession planning
Tax considerations and tax implications
Training requirements

Legal documentation

ASIC forms
Deed of Share Sale and Release
Due diligence report
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Heads of agreement
Letter of resignation of directors and officers
Letter of intent
Loans and security agreements
Memorandum of Understanding
Share transfer form
Share certificates
Minutes of resolution
Sale of Business Agreement
Tax Sharing and Tax Funding Agreement
And more…