What is a Shareholders Agreement? A shareholder agreement is an agreement agreed upon by some or all of a company’s shareholders. The agreement is set forth in order to regulate the relationship between shareholders and management, whilst also outlining...
How to buy a business Buying an established business, rather than starting one from scratch, can take a lot of the hard work out of the equation. You don’t have to worry about building up a reputation or whether the business will be profitable. However, buying a...
Should you start your own company or buy an existing business? So you are thinking about starting your own business? What is that business going to be? If you have the capital you might think about buying out someone else’s business. But which would be best...
Buying out a business partner So you and your business partner started a business and spent years building it up into a profitable enterprise, but now all of a sudden your business partner wants out. It’s a shock – what are you going to do. You don’t like...
Digital Start-Ups – Essential Legal Documents The needs of each business can differ greatly and the legal documents that you must have in place will depend on the structure and type of business you are starting. But for digital start-ups there are five legal...
Selling a business Your solicitor will need to draft the Asset Purchase Agreement for the sale of goodwill and assets. If you are selling a limited company the buyer’s solicitor will need to draft a Share Purchase Agreement. You will also need to list...
