Mind the gap – 8 key issues when splitting signing and completion

This month, we look at 8 key considerations for parties contemplating a split between signing (also known as exchange) and completion (also known as closing). 1. Avoid the gap? If a transaction is particularly complicated, or if the parties need extra time to transfer funds but are keen to ‘lock in’ a deal, a split…

10 point health check for MBOs

This Insight focuses on key challenges that face management teams considering their first MBO and private equity buyers assessing a management team, and provides 10 suggestions to help the process run smoothly. In the last 12 months the return to a seller’s market has put pressure on private equity buyers to accelerate transaction and has…