Acquisitions
Publisher: Gardners Books
Published: 2008
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781905391400
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: xi; title: Table of Cases
pagenum: xiii; title: Table of Statutes
pagenum: xv; title: Table of Statutory Instruments and Codes of Practice
pagenum: xv; title: Table of Abbreviations
pagenum: xvii; label: Part I
title: General Considerations
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 1
title: Types of Acquisition
pagenum: 3; title: Introduction
pagenum: 3; title: Distinguishing between Acquisition of a Business and Mere Acquisition of Assets
pagenum: 4; title: Share Acquisition, Business Acquisition or Mere Acquisition of Assets?
pagenum: 5; label: Chapter 2
title: Structure of Transaction and Roles of Advisers
pagenum: 15; title: Solicitor's Role
pagenum: 15; title: Procedural Overview
pagenum: 16; title: EC and Domestic Merger Control
pagenum: 21; title: Summary of Procedure for Conditional Contracts
pagenum: 26; title: Accountant's Role
pagenum: 26; label: Chapter 3
title: Investigating the Target
pagenum: 29; title: What are the Buyer's Objectives?
pagenum: 29; title: Scope of the Investigation
pagenum: 30; title: Accountants' Investigation and Report
pagenum: 31; title: Enquiries before Contract
pagenum: 33; title: Searching the File at the Companies Registry
pagenum: 36; title: Internal Registers
pagenum: 38; title: Credit Reports
pagenum: 38; title: Checking the Solvency of the Seller
pagenum: 39; title: Property Matters
pagenum: 42; title: Environmental Matters
pagenum: 42; label: Chapter 4
title: Seller's Liability and Buyer's Remedies
pagenum: 49; title: Introduction
pagenum: 49; title: Are any Protections for the Buyer Implied into the Contract?
pagenum: 49; title: Express Contractual Protection
pagenum: 50; title: How may the Seller Limit its Liability?
pagenum: 60; title: Criminal Liability for False or Misleading Statements
pagenum: 67; title: Negligent Statements
pagenum: 68; title: Seller's Liability under Guarantees
pagenum: 70; title: Restrictions on the Seller
pagenum: 70; label: Part II
title: Acquiring a Business; label: Chapter 5
title: The Acquisition Agreement
pagenum: 79; title: Introduction
pagenum: 79; title: Structure of the Agreement
pagenum: 79; title: Assets and Liabilities
pagenum: 80; title: Consideration
pagenum: 87; title: Conditional Contracts
pagenum: 88; title: Completion
pagenum: 89; title: Insurance
pagenum: 90; title: Employees and Pensions
pagenum: 90; title: Warranties
pagenum: 90; title: Some Procedural Requirements for Corporate Sellers and Buyers
pagenum: 94; label: Chapter 6
title: Employees and Pensions on a Business Acquisition
pagenum: 97; title: Introduction
pagenum: 97; title: What are an Employee's Rights on the Termination of His Employment?
pagenum: 97; title: The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
pagenum: 102; title: Effect of a Relevant Transfer Reg 4
pagenum: 104; title: What the Transferee Acquires
pagenum: 106; title: Dismissal of an Employee Resulting from a Relevant Transfer Reg 7
pagenum: 107; title: Changes to Terms of Employment
pagenum: 109; title: Summary of Effect of TUPE 2006 on Pre- and Post-Transfer Dismissals
pagenum: 109; title: Due Diligence and Protection in the Acquisition Agreement
pagenum: 110; title: Pensions
pagenum: 113; title: Flowchart
pagenum: 115; label: Chapter 7
title: Taxation on a Business Acquisition
pagenum: 117; title: Introduction
pagenum: 117; title: Implications for the Seller of an Unincorporated Business
pagenum: 117; title: Implications on the Sale of a Business by a Company
pagenum: 121; title: Implications for the Buyer of a Business
pagenum: 124; title: Warranties
pagenum: 127; label: Part III
title: Acquiring a Company by Share Purchase; label: Chapter 8
title: The Acquisition Agreement
pagenum: 133; title: Introduction
pagenum: 133; title: Structure of the Agreement
pagenum: 133; title: Sale of Shares
pagenum: 134; title: Purchase Price
pagenum: 134; title: Conditional Contracts
pagenum: 137; title: Warranties
pagenum: 138; title: Completion
pagenum: 142; title: Restrictive Covenants
pagenum: 143; label: Chapter 9
title: Procedural Aspects and Statutory Requirements
pagenum: 145; title: Introduction
pagenum: 145; title: Compliance with the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
pagenum: 145; title: Compliance with the Companies Act 1985
pagenum: 146; title: Completion
pagenum: 152; label: Chapter 10
title: Employees and Pensions on a Share Acquisition
pagenum: 157; title: Effect of a Share Acquisition on Employees
pagenum: 157; title: Pre-Contract Enquiries
pagenum: 157; title: Changes Contemplated by the Buyer
pagenum: 158; title: Provision in the Acquisition Agreement
pagenum: 163; title: Pensions
pagenum: 163; label: Chapter 11
title: Taxation on a Share Acquisition
pagenum: 165; title: Introduction
pagenum: 165; title: Liability of the Seller on the Sale of Shares
pagenum: 165; title: Reducing the Charge
pagenum: 166; title: How is the Seller Taxed when the Consideration is Deferred?
pagenum: 169; title: Tax Implications for the Buyer
pagenum: 171; title: Warranties and Indemnities
pagenum: 172; label: Part IV
title: Groups; label: Chapter 12
title: An Introduction to Groups
pagenum: 179; title: How do Groups Come About?
pagenum: 179; title: Why are Groups so Popular?
pagenum: 179; title: Disadvantages
pagenum: 180; title: Company Law Status of Groups
pagenum: 180; title: Group Accounts
pagenum: 181; title: Obligations of the Parent Company and its Directors to Subsidiaries
pagenum: 182; title: Group Indebtedness
pagenum: 183; label: Chapter 13
title: Taxation of Groups
pagenum: 185; title: Introduction
pagenum: 185; title: Defining a Group
pagenum: 185; title: Group Relief
pagenum: 187; title: Capital Gains and Losses
pagenum: 189; title: Small Companies Rate of Corporation Tax
pagenum: 191; title: VAT Group Registration
pagenum: 192; title: Index
pagenum: 195