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Buying or Selling a Company
Our template company sale and purchase documents cover the whole transaction process. They are drafted by practising corporate lawyers with extensive and current experience in advising both buyers and sellers of companies.
Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of a corporate buyer in a share purchase transaction.
Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of a corporate seller in a share purchase transaction.
Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of a target company in a share purchase transaction, incorporating resolutions for matters typically approved by the target company at closing.
Option Agreement for the grant by a holder of shares in a private limited company of a call option over the shares in favour of a buyer.
Company director resignation letter template to be used for written notice of resignation. Alternative forms of resignation including a straightforward resignation letter and a more detailed version, suitable for a negotiated share sale transaction, incorporating a waiver of claims and any amounts owed to the resigning director.
Disclosure Letter for use in a company purchase transaction, disclosing to the buyer general and specific matters against the warranties in the Share Purchase Agreement.
Legal due diligence checklist for the acquisition of a private limited company, whether a standalone company or the holding company of a corporate group which is being sold.
A comprehensive exclusivity agreement, in agreement form, for use in a share purchase transaction and under which the sellers undertake to the buyer not to negotiate with, or sell the target company to, another buyer for a specified period.
A short form exclusivity agreement, in the form of a letter agreement, for use in a share purchase transaction where the seller undertakes to the buyer not to negotiate with, or sell the target company to, another buyer for a specified period.
Indemnity from a shareholder for a lost or destroyed share certificate. This indemnity covers alternative situations depending on whether or not the shareholder is also at the same time transferring shares covered by the lost or destroyed certificate.
Using a checklist helps to ensure that contract reviews, conclusions and recommendations are reported in a consistent manner. This contract review checklist for use during legal due diligence records the review of contracts provided during the due diligence process.
Letter of intent for the sale by multiple sellers of a company which has one or more subsidiaries. It outlines the principal sale terms on a non-legally binding basis with legally-binding provisions covering confidentiality, exclusivity and costs.
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Buying or selling a company at paper rock docs
We provide templates for the legal documents necessary for your private company sale and purchase transaction, whether you are:
- selling shares or advising the sellerÂ
- the intended buyer or advising the buyerÂ
Our comprehensive selection of documents covers the entire transaction process from start to finish and includes:
- preliminary documents:
- NDAs: NDAs tailored for M&A transactions
- letters of intent/heads of terms: non-binding letters of intent, outlining the main agreed terms, structure, timetable and process for the transaction, serving as the basis for preparing long form legal documentsÂ
- exclusivity agreements: forms of exclusivity agreement if required by the buyer and agreed by the seller
- due diligence: checklist for legal due diligence requests in an M&A transaction
- share purchase agreements (SPAs): various forms of SPA depending on:
- whether the target company is standalone or the parent of a corporate group
- the number of selling shareholders
- whether the transaction is signed and completed simultaneously or subject to conditions to be satisfied prior to completion
- the structure of the consideration, including post-completion adjustments based on completion accounts and earnout consideration
- disclosure letter: used for disclosure against the warranties under the SPA
- ancillary transaction documents: necessary documents to complete the transaction, includingÂ
- board resolutions for the target company, seller and buyer
- director’s resignation letter
- completion voting power of attorney and indemnity for lost share certificate
We also have a range of put and call option agreements for transactions involving options over shares in private limited companies.
