Mergers & Acquisitions Solicitors
At Cocks Lloyd Solicitors Ltd, our Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Solicitors possess the expertise required to effectively manage risk and negotiate to ensure your interests are safeguarded throughout the due diligence process and transaction.
M&As are far more complex than merely ‘striking a deal’. A relationship of trust and confidence must be established between the parties. Our M&A Solicitors go beyond legal advice – we act as your long-term partner, identifying opportunities, managing risk, and negotiating key contractual points to your benefit.
We are a diverse, multi-lingual law firm that utilises cutting-edge technology to provide clients with efficient, modern, and highly effective legal advice and representation. Our extensive experience in M&A law has earned us a robust reputation for excellence, collaborating with the UK’s top Barristers, King’s Counsel, accountants, surveyors, and valuers who bring additional support to our Corporate Law Department when necessary. As a multi-disciplinary practice, our M&A Solicitors can also draw on in-house expertise from our Employment Law and Commercial Property teams to address any related issues that may arise.
Advantages of M&A
M&A transactions are complex, fast-paced, and often stressful. Therefore, it is essential to understand the commercial advantages they provide. Benefits include:
- Access to resources, expertise, and contacts needed to increase market share and/or expand into international markets.
- Acquisition of a competitor’s client list.
- Enhancing the value of the company for the benefit of shareholders.
- Adding new product lines or acquiring the skills and resources necessary to develop them.
- Providing an exit strategy for shareholders wishing to sell their shares.
Due Diligence in M&A
Due diligence is a critical aspect of any M&A transaction. It ensures that you fully understand what you are acquiring. Inadequate due diligence is one of the leading causes of M&A disputes.
M&A due diligence involves multiple investigations, including:
- Operations – assessing employees and management, the legal structure of the business, shares issued, sales and product development, and insurance policies.
- Financials – reviewing current assets and liabilities, tax status, revenue and profit projections, and existing loans and mortgages.
- Legal – identifying any ongoing or potential legal disputes, examining IP protection, commercial contracts, terms and conditions, and supplier agreements.
- Strategic and commercial – analysing market share, potential for international expansion, and competitors.
Our M&A lawyers conduct thorough due diligence tailored to your specific needs, going beyond standard checklists to understand your business and industry-specific factors.
Why Choose Us?
Our M&A Solicitors have been advising business owners across the West Midlands for many years. We are proud of our personalised service and aim to be available by phone and respond to emails within 24 hours whenever possible.
When advising on M&A transactions, we ensure comprehensive due diligence and meticulously drafted contracts. Given the fast-paced nature of M&A transactions, you can trust us to meet deadlines and exceed your expectations at every stage of the deal.
You can be confident that our team is considering every detail, assessing both short-term and long-term risks and opportunities related to your M&A transaction. Our Solicitors are businesspeople themselves, so we understand the need for commercial reality in every decision. We receive most of our instructions through word-of-mouth recommendations because directors and business owners in the West Midlands recognise our expertise and dedication to handling every legal aspect of their M&A deals.
The advice we provide is sharp, practical, and tailored to your commercial objectives. Our investment in technology allows us to automate many processes, reducing fees and focusing your investment on acquiring our expertise, solving problems, and seizing opportunities.
We are focused on results and achieving them swiftly and cost-effectively. Our Company Law Solicitors will manage your legal concerns, allowing you to concentrate on your organisation’s future growth and prosperity.
Cocks Lloyd Solicitors provides exceptional Mergers & Acquisitions Solicitors and Company Law services to clients. People choose and recommend us not just in Nuneaton, Tamworth, Atherstone, Hinckley and Leicester, but across Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands, and the whole of the UK, because we get results.
To receive expert advice and representation regarding Mergers & Acquisitions Solicitors and Company Law, please contact us using the form below, call us on (0247) 6641642, email via the Request a Callback form on this contact page.