Beswick & Wine on Buying and Selling Private Companies and Businesses `

Author: Susan Singleton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
ISBN: 9781526535405

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781526516121
Published In: December 2026
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Structured to reflect the process in practice, Beswick and Wine on Buying and Selling Private Companies and Businesses focuses on the key commercial, tax and legal issues that arise from business sales. By addressing fundamental issues from the perspective of both the seller and the purchaser it is a perfect handbook for all those involved in such acquisitions.

From due diligence through to completion of the share purchase or business transfer agreement it contains clear, expert advice.

The 12th Edition has been updated to include:

Merger law changes including those in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Company law changes in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
Changes to taxation, including capital gains tax on business sales

The book includes case law such as:

MDW Holdings Limited v James Robert Norvill, Jane Rosemary Norvill and Stephen John Norvill [2022] EWCA Civ 883 (deceit and warranties on sale of a business)
BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2022] UKSC 25 (directors' duties)
Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Barnsby [2023] EWHC 2284 (Ch) (directors' liability)
Decision Inc Holdings Proprietary Ltd v Garbett [2023] EWHC 588 (Ch) (warranties)

It also includes checklists, draft enquiries, letters of disclosure and a specimen completion agenda, together with an accompanying electronic download containing all the precedents in the work.

Part I: The Seller's Perspective

Chapter 1: An overview of the sale process

Chapter 2: Assessment of marketability

Chapter 3: Preparing the sale

Chapter 4: Marketing

Chapter 5: Negotiation process

Part II: The Purchaser's Perspective

Chapter 6: An overview of the acquisition process

Chapter 7: Acquisition strategy

Chapter 8: The search process

Chapter 9: Negotiation

Chapter 10: Due Diligence