An owner may decide to dispose of a business for a number of reasons. This may include for retirement, family reasons or due to trading or cashflow issues. The timing of the exit will be important. In addition the taxation consequences will need to be considered to...
Merger and acquisition activity has hit a ten year high in the UK and we are seeing a similar high level of activity here at Lambert Chapman LLP. One of the more difficult transactions is carrying out a successful merger. Anecdotally between 30% – 40% of mergers...