Information legal aspects business acquisitions

For most buyers, financial institutions are willing to finance the purchase price of the shares with a bank loan, supplemented by a subordinated seller's loan.

The conditions for financial support when buying your own shares

For most buyers, financial institutions are willing to finance the purchase price of the shares with a bank loan, supplemented by a subordinated seller's loan.

Bart Berkers

May 31, 2022

The "freeze letter" is on the rise in business acquisitions. But what exactly is it?

This is a 'freeze letter' in acquisitions

The "freeze letter" is on the rise in business acquisitions. But what exactly is it?

Jelmer Brouwer and Margreet Diemel

May 11, 2022

Different tax rules and possibilities apply to the various possible participants in an acquisition holding company. The trick is to take all the different interests into account when structuring.

Setting up a fiscally attractive acquisition structure

Different tax rules and possibilities apply to the various possible participants in an acquisition holding company. The trick is to take all the different interests into account when structuring.

Walt Mossou

March 24, 2022

An asset conservation statement is actually exactly what the name suggests: a statement by the seller that he will maintain a certain asset.

The asset conservation statement: what, why and what to look out for?

When sell a business, the seller is generally expected to provide certain guarantees and indemnities to the buyer. This contribution discusses another form of security: the asset conservation statement.

Marjolein van Leeuwen

Jan. 31, 2022

Every business acquisition involves negotiating the warranties and indemnities included in the purchase agreement. But what is the difference?

Warranties and indemnities in business acquisitions: what's the difference?

Every business acquisition involves negotiating the warranties and indemnities included in the purchase agreement. But what is the difference?

Roeland Berger

Oct. 21, 2021

Vendor Due Diligence is a proprietary investigation that you, as the vendor, use to expose any flaws in advance.

Vendor Due Diligence: peace of mind, direction and certainty

The Vendor Due Diligence is a proprietary investigation with which you as a seller want to expose any flaws in advance. Then you can quietly work on them and correct them.

Paul van der Rijt and Jill Althoff

06 August 2021

In acquisition projects where one often has a tight time frame anyway, it is important to check the articles of incorporation in a timely manner.

Do a bylaws check in time in an acquisition process

In acquisition projects where one often has a tight time frame anyway, it is important to check the articles of incorporation in a timely manner.

Margreet Diemel-Boonacker

July 30, 2021

Business valuation plays a central role in the Homologation Private Arrangement Act (WHOA) in several ways.

The urgency of sound valuation and the WHOA

Businesses in dire straits have recently been given the opportunity by this law to make the business healthy, and business valuation plays a central role here in various ways. 

Geert Hoedjes

08 July 2021

JPR Advocaten supervised the acquisition of IPS Technology for Meilink at the legal level. "In retrospect, I can say that we really should have involved JPR at an earlier stage.

JPR: 'We are above all deal makers and not deal breakers'

JPR Advocaten supervised the acquisition of IPS Technology for Meilink at the legal level. "In retrospect, I can say that we really should have involved JPR at an earlier stage.

Sebastiaan Vos

April 15, 2021

M&A lawyer Daphne van Boxtel explains the legal issues involved in selling your business.

What you need to know about the legal side of selling your business

Parting with your business is often an emotional process that involves a lot. M&A lawyer Daphne van Boxtel knows all about it. She has been involved in many mergers and business acquisitions.

René de Jong

April 12, 2021

To put the buyer in a more favorable position, a resolutive condition can be included in the purchase agreement in the event of negative due diligence.

Due diligence and breaking off negotiations

To put the buyer in a more favorable position, a resolutive condition can be included in the purchase agreement, allowing him to abort the transaction in case of negative outcomes from the due diligence.

Evert Leemreis

Jan. 25, 2021

Warranties serve to protect against what is not apparent from due diligence and is unknown to buyer regardless of whether or not seller knew about it.

Why giving warranties makes pretty good sense

You are going to sell your business. And then comes the first purchase agreement. In nine cases out of ten, that agreement will then include that you have to give all kinds of guarantees.