Services for buying a business

In addition to placing your request in the REAB catalog, we will search for possible objects of purchase or investment with the help of our foreign representative offices and partners. We will discuss with you the basic requirements for the purchased business, its commercial performance and transaction parameters.

The proposed businesses will have their business and media reputation checked, as well as key business indicators. The materials will be presented to you in your language.

At the request of the buyer, we will evaluate the following indicators of the readiness of the business for sale:

• Property (fixed assets, patents, etc.), study of the legal structure of the business;
• Liabilities (receivables and payables, their liquidity, risk assessment by creditors, government agencies);
• Human resources (existing staff, business dependence on employees, talent pool, what is the current state of settlements with staff);
• Commodity balances, secondary property (inventory, liquid value assessment);
• Permitting documentation for this type of activity (availability, validity period, what you need to get);
• Market capacity (how profitable this type of business is and what share it occupied in the current period, the main competitors and their financial indicators);
• Accounting statements of the company, financial indicators, state of accounting processes.

The result of the assessment is a conclusion, which describes the current status of the business, risks, ways to reduce them, recommendations on mandatory procedures (audit, obtaining licenses, hiring personnel, advertising, etc.), calculates the term of the upcoming transaction and plans to attract the necessary specialists. At the end of the stage, an agreement of intent is signed between the buyer and the seller.

If necessary, representing the interests of the buyer, we will carry out a deeper study of the object of purchase. Due Diligence is a comprehensive business study aimed at identifying and eliminating financial, tax, legal risks inherent in the company. This is a joint work of lawyers, appraisers and auditors. We will analyzed here:

• Corporate documents (regulations, protocols) — change of control, previous transactions affecting equity.
• Financial reporting — a detailed study of assets, existing debts, rent payments, pension contributions, arrangements with affiliates and potential liabilities.
• Technical reports — study of raw materials, resources, environmental and other problems that can entail large costs.
• Market research and reports on the company's products.
• Primary intangible assets: patents, trademarks, trade names and copyrights, licenses.
• Primary tangible assets: Mortgages, title deeds for real estate and personal property, identification of real estate and assets.
• Contracts: supply and purchase/sale agreements, employee and consultant contracts, leases, license and franchise agreements, loan agreements, shareholder agreements, sponsorship agreements, employment agreements, management agreements, security agreements or other agreements, giving other parties the right to acquire the assets of the company; sales agreements and product warranties; takeover agreements; social security plans; collective pension plans; deferred compensation plan and options to purchase the company's shares.
• Insurance policies.
• Management and management system of the company.
• Information about finances and owners.
• Law cases.
• Research on patents and trademarks (searching for possible infringements of product or trade name rights).
• Analysis of the financial position of branches and representative offices of the corporation.
• Appraisals of company-owned property, real estate.
• Insurance estimates.

When the time comes for personal meetings, we will organize everything — from meeting at the airport, transfer and hotel to direct negotiations with the other party to the transaction with the participation of an interpreter, inspection of the object of the transaction, verification and execution of documents, registration of the transaction, registration of the transfer of ownership. All this will be done in strict accordance with the laws of both countries.

We will also assist in the preparation of documents for registration of the acquisition in the relevant registers of the country where the business is located.

We will also advise on paying taxes, avoiding double taxation, renewing contracts with business counterparties, renewing employment contracts with personnel and everything else necessary for the successful continuation of the business by the new owner.