Preparing your business for a tax-efficient sale

If you are looking to sell your business, our Company & Commercial solicitors are here to help you achieve your desired outcome in the most expedient and tax-efficient way.

We’ll help you evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of share sales versus asset sales and work with you and your accountants or tax advisers to decide on the most beneficial tax treatment for your circumstances.

With Corporation Tax set to increase, fears that Capital Gains Tax will soon follow the same trajectory and rising speculation regarding the future loss or reduction of Business Asset Disposal Relief, now is the time to get your business sale ready.

Engage the right team of professional advisers

When you’re preparing to sell your business, you want to know that the professionals you’re instructing are equipped for the task and will act firmly in your best interests. Our Corporate, Company & Commercial team, headed by experienced Partner Mark Stigwood, have long-standing expertise in acting for sellers on both share and asset sales and pride themselves on taking the time to get to know each client’s business and their objectives for its sale. Our solicitors ensure their clients are kept informed throughout the sale process and that they have the right team in place to support them along the way.

Ongoing private wealth advice

As a private wealth law firm acting for both individuals and businesses, we are ideally placed to offer private wealth advice following the sale of your business. Covering commercial property and business support in addition to wills, trusts, Inheritance Tax planning and probate, our private wealth services aim to provide you with the ongoing support you need to manage, grow and protect your wealth for the future.

To see how our team could assist you with your business sale, please call Mark Stigwood on 0203 871 0022 or email mark.stigwood@attwaters.co.uk.