Investing in, or Acquiring a Business

Before you decide to invest in, or buy a business, it may be wise to pause and consider – do you really know what you are paying for?

There are many aspects of a business that will not be apparent upon casual observation. For example, unless the business discloses it, you may not know much about:

  • Existing agreements and obligations between the business and its suppliers/landlords/lenders/customers/etc
  • Actual ownership of the business – e.g. ownership of trademarks, etc

Our team offers corporate due diligence at affordable fixed rates to help you to answer these questions and decide if it is worthwhile to invest in the business.

You may not decide to purchase a business outright. As an alternative you may decide instead to invest in it. Investment in a business takes many forms, such as the purchase of shares, a joint venture with a profit-sharing element, etc. When investing, it is also important to consider your exit mechanism – how will you cash out your investment?

Our lawyers will be able to provide advise on the various options and mechanisms that are available.

The types of documents and agreements that businesses typically will require at the beginning are:

  • Corporate due diligence
  • Term sheets
  • Joint venture, investment, and shareholder agreements
  • Franchising agreements
  • Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements

Not all investments will require the full suite of agreements and documents. We understand that businesses have a limited legal budget when starting out. Speak with our experienced corporate lawyers to work out what you do not need, in addition to what may be useful.

 
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Some of Our Corporate Law Team

Mohamed Baiross

Founding Partner

Baiross is the managing partner of IRB Law LLP. He is an experienced lawyer with an excellent reputation across a broad selection of practice areas including divorce, insolvency, crime, probate, syariah, and civil litigation.

Ashwin Ganapathy

Partner

Ashwin has a keen passion in criminal defence and contested matrimonial matters. He has gained a reputation for fearlessly fighting for the defence of accused persons in all types of criminal offences.

Kulvinder Kaur

Partner

Kulvinder’s practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, and matrimonial affairs. She has successfully obtained sole custody and highly favorable access arrangements for her clients (both mothers and fathers).

Cherie Tan

Partner

Cherie’s primary focus is on matrimonial matters where her empathy, sensitivity and patience has won her many cases involving divorce, maintenance and custody. She speaks English, Mandarin and Hokkien.

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