Introduction
01.05.2014
Stages of the process | practical M&A guide
When approaching the legal side of an M&A transaction, management will typically already have completed the stage of taking a strategic decision to buy or sell the specific unit or set of assets.
As a model, transactions may be broken down into the following stages:
- Preliminaries
- Due diligence
- Negotiation and drafting of transaction documentation
- Closing (conclusion of the operative agreement or agreements)
- Post-closing actions.