Mergers and Acquisitions
Are you planning to buy or sell a business? Keep in mind that this will require an acquisition lawyer. After all, an acquisition consists of a series of legal documents which will need to be carefully drafted. You will need someone with knowledge of the entire takeover process. Every acquisition lawyer at JPR advocaten has this knowledge and will be happy to help you!
How can we help?
You might engage an acquisition lawyer in a variety of situations. For example, if you are going to buy, sell, or take over a company. You can also engage an acquisition lawyer if a merger is going to take place or if the management of a company is acquiring shares in the company. In these situations, an acquisition lawyer from JPR is there for you. We mostly advise sellers, but you can also come to us for buyer assistance in:
- Corporate takeovers
- Corporate restructuring
- Data room
- Warranties and indemnities
- Buyer support
- Management buy-outs and buy-ins
- Vendor support
Our specialists in mergers and acquisitions
Why engage an acquisition lawyer from JPR?
JPR employs lawyers who are specialists with extensive knowledge of the rules, laws, and regulations that apply to mergers and acquisitions. They can provide advice and guidance on various topics, such as company takeovers, warranties and indemnities, and corporate restructuring.
At JPR, we work with efficient work processes, predictable costs, and realistic fees. An M&A lawyer can support, help, and advise. We prove that professionalism does not have to be cold or distant. How we do that? Each of our lawyers understands your concerns and issues and tackles them with great skill and enthusiasm.
When do you engage an acquisition lawyer?
There are many different legal documents associated with an acquisition. Contracts contain a lot of fine print and can quickly become very complex. Correct knowledge and skills are therefore required. An acquisition lawyer can translate these documents into practice and knows what to expect in the acquisition process. They ensure that the process will runs as efficiently and smoothly as possible, both for the buyer and the seller.
We distinguish ourselves in the field of mergers and acquisitions as we also have in-house specialists in other areas of law, such as intellectual property law, employment law, and real estate. Mergers and acquisitions often touch these areas, too, so having access to these colleagues is highly beneficial. An acquisition lawyer will also often work together with other M&A specialists and accountants.
Frequently asked questions
An acquisition requires extensive various legal documents and a lawyer can translate those documents into practice. In addition, the acquisition lawyer knows what to expect in the takeover process and will ensure that the process runs as efficiently and smoothly as possible for both the buyer and the seller.
There are several steps in an acquisition process. Please contact us if you want to know more about these steps.
Warranties are issued for unknown risks associated with a business, whereas indemnities are issued for risks of which the buyer and seller are aware.
A data room contains all data of a company requested as part of due diligence.
In a management buy-out (MBO), incumbent management buys shares in the company. In a management buy-in (MBI), external management buys shares in the company.