A tried and tested way of expanding a business is by acquisition. If you are considering taking over a business one of the most fundamental decisions is whether to buy the assets of the business or to buy the shares in the business. If you buy the shares, you are effectively buying the company lock, stock and barrel and will therefore take on both the assets and liabilities (whether known or unknown).
An asset purchase involves acquiring only those assets that are wanted (so they can be cherry picked) together with any liabilities which are agreed. A further important consideration is that generally, the buyer will not take on the tax liabilities of the seller.
However, an asset purchase can be more complicated because of the following issues:
The corporate team at Ralli Solicitors have experience of both share transactions and asset sales and purchases across a number of business sectors.
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