Service Overview
Focused legal support for buying a business
Buying a business can create strong growth opportunities, but it also comes with legal and financial risk. Without careful review, a buyer may inherit liabilities, disputes, or compliance issues that were not obvious at the beginning of the transaction.
Our office assists clients with the acquisition of small and medium-sized businesses in Ontario, from the initial structure of the deal through due diligence, agreement negotiation, and closing.
Key phases of the acquisition process
Buying a business often involves:
- Deciding whether to proceed by asset purchase or share purchase
- Preparing confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements
- Negotiating a letter of intent
- Conducting legal due diligence on contracts, corporate status, liabilities, and litigation risk
- Negotiating the asset purchase agreement or share purchase agreement
- Managing closing documents, assignments, filings, and transfer steps
Why legal review matters
The purchase agreement often needs to address representations and warranties, indemnities, holdbacks, closing conditions, and post-closing risk allocation. A careful approach can help ensure the buyer understands what is being acquired and what legal protections remain available if problems arise after closing.
Our office helps buyers evaluate the transaction carefully so the deal structure, price, and legal protections make practical sense before they commit.