Business Transfer

Business transfer, complete legal support.

Whitepeak Law provides complete legal support for business transfers: preliminary audit, promise of sale, deed of transfer, creditor management and all associated legal formalities.

Practices

Areas
of practice.

Preliminary audit

Legal audit of the business being transferred: lease review, key contracts, employment obligations, intellectual property, licences and authorizations, litigation and regulatory compliance.

Sale documentation

Drafting and negotiation of transfer documentation: letter of intent, promise of sale, deed of transfer of business goodwill, representations and warranties and ancillary agreements.

Creditor management

Management of creditor protection procedures: creditor notification, opposition management, distribution of proceeds and coordination with the Registrar of Commerce.

Regulatory aspects

For regulated activities, business transfers may require regulator notification or new authorization: regulatory analysis, notification to competent authorities and management of authorization transfers.

Clients

The parties we advise.

Sellers of business goodwill

Entrepreneurs selling their business: legal audit preparation, negotiation support, documentation review and closing management.

Buyers of business goodwill

Buyers of business assets: legal due diligence, negotiation of representations and warranties, management of completion conditions and post-closing obligations.

Regulated sector businesses

Transfers of businesses in regulated sectors: specific analysis of regulatory implications, notification obligations and authorization continuity management.

Landlords and lessees

Analysis of lease implications of the transfer: landlord consent, lease review and assignment conditions.

Approach

A practice result-oriented.

Complete transaction management

A business transfer involves multiple legal, tax and operational dimensions. Whitepeak Law coordinates the legal aspects while maintaining a global view of the transaction.

Regulatory expertise for regulated activities

Transfers of businesses in regulated sectors raise specific issues: authorization continuity, staff qualification requirements, customer protection obligations. Whitepeak Law integrates these dimensions from the outset.

Coordination with other advisors

Business transfers typically involve multiple advisors: tax, accountants, notaries. Whitepeak Law coordinates the legal aspects and ensures consistency across the transaction documentation.

Paris Bar·UCLA School of Law·MIT Sloan School of Management·White & Case·Allen & Overy·Former Partner, Beaubourg Avocats

Your business transfer.

Confidential first exchange to analyse the legal structure of your transfer and define the most appropriate approach for your objectives.

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