When do I use this bundle? For an investment transaction with a single investor in a private limited company What documents are included? term sheet for an investment for ordinary shares Investment term sheet: ordinary shares investment NDA NDA: investment (short) legal due diligence checklist Due diligence checklist: investment investment and shareholders agreement Investment and Shareholders Agreement: established business single investor Articles of association Articles of Association: established business single investor

Exclusivity Agreement: business purchase (short)

A short form exclusivity agreement, in the form of a letter agreement, for use in a business purchase transaction where the seller undertakes to the prospective buyer not to negotiate with, or sell its business to, another buyer for a specified period.

for a business purchase transaction
where the seller will agree a period of exclusivity with the buyer
for a shorter form document with principal legal protections for the buyer

What are the key features?

12 paragraphs over 2 pages
definition of Exclusivity Period
exclusivity undertakings from the seller in favour of the buyer
indemnity for breach and indemnity for costs

What other docs are there?

For a longer form of exclusivity agreement for a business purchase transaction, see

Exclusivity Agreement: business purchase (long)

Description

When do I use this bundle?

For an investment transaction with a single investor in a private limited company

What documents are included?

term sheet for an investment for ordinary shares Investment term sheet: ordinary shares
investment NDA NDA: investment (short)
legal due diligence checklist Due diligence checklist: investment
investment and shareholders agreement Investment and Shareholders Agreement: established business single investor
Articles of association Articles of Association: established business single investor

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Updated by a lawyer on 27/06/2025

Updated By a lawyer on 05/17/2023

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Exclusivity Agreement: business purchase (short)