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Business acquisitions and disposals solicitors
Our acquisitions and disposals experts will lead you through the whole process of buying and selling a business.
110+
years of service
30
experienced partners
200+
advisers and growing
Solicitors for buying and selling businesses
Expertise you can rely on
When you buy or sell a business, you need a strong team of advisers in your corner. Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm with acquisitions and disposals solicitors who will help you develop an acquisition strategy and will lead you through the whole process from laying out heads of terms in initial negotiations to ensuring a watertight final contract. Our acquisitions and disposals experts offer comprehensive advice on corporate transactions, including sale contracts, risk assessments, and tax-efficient strategies. We don’t stop at legal advice. Our team of in-house independent financial advisers will help you make the most of your investments.
Knowing you and your business
We pride ourselves on having close and long-term relationships with our clients. All our clients are paired with an expert best qualified to meet their needs. We get to know your business inside out, and we will keep you abreast of opportunities and issues before they arise. We have great attention to detail and our advice is pragmatic and tailored to the needs of your business.
While transactions can be complex and detailed, we will present our advice clearly in language you can understand.
Our acquisitions and disposals clients range from SMEs to large corporate firms with high value transactions.
"There is a depth of knowledge in the team, with a variety of specialist practitioners." Legal 500 2027
Protecting your interests at all times
We’ll ensure you have corporate legal compliance and complete merger and acquisition due diligence. While we aim to transact your business as smoothly as possible, we also have expertise in dispute resolution and litigation, protecting your interests at all times.
Our expertise
Our acquisitions and disposals lawyers can help with a range of issues including:
- Initial discussions and heads of terms
- Due diligence
- Commercial property
- Employment law
- Pensions
- Risk management
- Acquisitions (mergers) and disposal contracts
Legal and financial advice under one roof
Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm offering joined-up legal and financial services. We have our own independent financial advisers (IFAs), who work closely with our lawyers.
Our advisers provide holistic financial planning, and as we are not connected to any one provider, we can offer a whole-of-market approach for the range of products we can advise on. We can also give independent advice for a whole range of insurance products to protect you and your family. Our IFAs are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we’re accountable for the advice we give.
Get in touch today, we’re here to help
Our business acquisitions and disposals solicitors provide expert legal advice throughout the buying or selling process, helping you negotiate favourable terms, protect your interests and achieve your business objectives.
We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.
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What our clients say
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“Client communication is excellent. Over a period of time, we have built good relationships with the personnel in the firm who have a good grasp of our business and its needs. Calls are always returned quickly, and discussions are kept concise and to the point. There is an understanding that we want to keep opinions commercial and ‘on message’. We feel that the team has grown with us.”
Legal 500 2027
Corporate and commercial
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“The team at Tees is fantastic: knowledgeable, technically skilled, commercially astute, and always goes the extra mile for their clients. They know how to prepare a case and provide commercial and legal advice that is exceptional.”
Legal 500 2027
Firm wide quote
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“The standout partners for us are Lucy Folley, who handles the bulk of our commercial business, and Robert Whitaker, who efficiently handles employer-side HR legal problems with commercial wisdom.”
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Corporate and commercial
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