Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers in Seattle
Free Vector Advisors provides experienced, dedicated legal services for Seattle-based businesses needing merger or acquisition support. Our M&A attorneys can guide you as you move through the due diligence and acquisition process, as well as with negotiations of the initial term sheet or letter of intent. We offer expert guidance through drafting and execution of the definitive purchase and sale agreement.
We understand that mergers and acquisitions are complex and substantial events, so we back our clients with experience gained from years of successfully representing hundreds of clients in a myriad of industries as they go through the process. Our clients span industries including technology, e-commerce, health sciences, and biotech as well as hospitality, restaurants, and professional services. Wherever your business falls, no matter the industry, our Seattle mergers and acquisitions lawyers at Free Vector Advisors are happy to offer assistance and support in selling, buying, investing in, or merging with another business.
What Are Mergers and Acquisitions?
Mergers are transactions wherein two or more companies combine and form one company. Acquisitions are transactions wherein one company purchases another. The two types of transactions are an integral part of a business growth strategy and are common when planning and executing cost reduction, diversification, market share expansion, or access to new technologies or markets.
It is important to understand that the mergers and acquisitions processes are complex, and it is highly recommended to retain legal counsel from experienced mergers and acquisitions attorneys like ours at Free Vector Advisors. For crucial legal counsel and legal services during mergers and acquisitions transactions involving your Seattle businesses, choose our Seattle-based mergers and acquisitions lawyers.
How Our Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers Help Your Seattle Business
- Pre-exit strategy planning services to identify potential legal issues and gaps, and address problems or implement “better or best” practices prior to taking your company to market and identifying potential acquirers.
- Assistance with the negotiation of key business terms such as purchase price, payment terms, earn-out, or other performance-based incentives
- Negotiating and drafting the term sheet or letter of intent, as well as the definitive purchase and sale agreement and ancillary acquisition documents, including but not limited to founder post-transaction employment and non-compete agreements
- Assistance with the due diligence process, including review of legal documents, financial statements, potential regulatory roadblocks, financial risks, and other business, management, financial, tax, and operational issues
- Legal compliance, including compliance with all applicable securities laws, antitrust laws, tax laws, and other relevant laws and regulations
- Negotiation of representations and warranties, limitations of liability, and indemnification provisions to mitigate potential future clawbacks of purchase price
- Post-merger integration, guidance, and support