| 1 | Auction sales: international acquisitions Analysis of the auction process relating to the sale of a private company or business and legal issues. | Practice note: overview | 13-Feb-2013 |
| 2 | Accounting for business combinations An overview of the accounting issues that may arise in a share or asset purchase transaction. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | Break fees and other deal protection measures This practice note addresses the legal constraints to which parties to acquisitions and takeover offers are subject when considering entering into break fee arrangements. In the context of the introduction of the general prohibition on such arrangements in the Takeover Code, the note also examines the impact of the prohibition on other types of deal protection measures. The note also considers the legal issues relating to break fee arrangements (where these are permitted), how they may be structured and trigger events for the payment of a break fee. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Bribery Act 2010: acquisitions and joint ventures This note addresses the issues relating to corruption to consider when acquiring a business or shares in a target company or entering into a joint venture, particularly in light of the Bribery Act 2010. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Confidentiality: acquisitions Confidentiality agreements (also known as non-disclosure agreements) are usually signed during the early stages of the acquisition process and seek to ensure that confidential information disclosed (normally by the seller) during the negotiations remains confidential and is not used other than for the purpose disclosed. This note explains why a written confidentiality agreement is considered to be necessary and considers common provisions of the confidentiality agreement and the enforcement of confidentiality obligations. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: impact of changes to a ... This practice note explains the impact of changes to the structure of a private sector organisation under the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Disclosure: acquisitions This note discusses the function of the disclosure letter and the practical aspects of the seller's disclosure exercise in share and asset purchase transactions. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Due diligence and post-completion integration: acquisitions This note considers the purpose, scope and practical aspects of a due diligence investigation and post-completion integration on an acquisition. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Employee due diligence issues on transactions A note considering the key employment-related due diligence issues for a prospective buyer in a UK share or asset sale. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Exclusivity: acquisitions Exclusivity agreements (also known as lock-out, shut-out or no-shop agreements) may be used in acquisitions to protect a prospective buyer against losing out to a rival bidder after spending significant time and money on negotiations. This note sets out the principal considerations arising in exclusivity agreements. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Selling a company by auction This note describes the controlled auction process by which a seller seeks competing bids for the target company and highlights the differences between this and the more typical private treaty sale process. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Setting up a data room This Practice note outlines the key considerations for a seller and its advisers in setting up a data room for use in a disposal by auction. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | The auction process in private equity transactions A short guide to how an auction is conducted in the context of a management buyout. For a more detailed note describing the controlled auction process by which a seller seeks competing bids for the target company see Practice note, Selling a company by auction. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Valuing a business: acquisitions This note considers the different techniques which may be used in valuing a business on an asset or share purchase. These may broadly be classified as the discounted cash flow approach, the market multiple approach, the dividend yield approach and the net asset approach. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Verification: auction sales A note looking at the process of verification in the context of an auction sale, including the reasons for verification, the forms it can take, who should be involved and the limitations of the process. | Practice notes | Maintained |