Business disposals

The sale of your business is a considerable opportunity, requiring dedicated legal support to maximise your value and limit your risk.

Napthens has significant experience in handling disposals of both shares and trading assets across a wide range of sectors. Although not exclusively, we have particular experience in advising clients in the manufacturing, technology, financial services, automotive and leisure industries.

We work on transactions of all sizes and understand, and can anticipate, the opportunities and challenges which might arise.

How Napthens can help

We look to understand your objectives and advise on your options at the earliest stage. For example:

• Is the exit due to retirement or for third party investment or because it is non-core?
• Has the correct buyer been identified? Is it a trade purchaser, private equity/management or an employee owned trust?
• Is it a full or partial disposal of your investment?

At Napthens our role will always be to provide the right legal advice to ensure the process is as efficient as possible with minimal disruption to your business.

Our team provides the full range of legal services to support you including in fields of intellectual property, data protection, commercial agreements, real estate and employment.

By discussing expectations and objectives from the beginning we’ll use our network of contacts and working relationships with other groups and organisations, such as tax specialists, accountants, insurers and overseas law firms, to manage any issues that might evolve.

For individual business owners, we also advise on estate planning and to help you to invest your sale proceeds via Napthens Wealth Management.

Our bespoke legal advice will ensure that what can be a complex process is completed as smoothly as possible. We pride ourselves in our ability to communicate clearly and effectively and strive to ensure your interests are protected.