The Share purchase transaction toolkit acts as a guide to private company sale and purchase transactions structured as a share purchase. It provides an overview of each phase of a share purchase transaction and the tasks that lawyers are required to complete as part of each phase. The toolkit includes links to Checklists, Precedents (with drafting notes), forms, Practice Notes and an explanation of the key drafting and negotiating points to consider in share purchase transactions.
See Practice Note: Drafting and negotiating ancillary documents in a share purchase transaction (from the Share purchase transaction toolkit) for a guide to that phase of a private M&A (share purchase) transaction.
In addition to the share purchase agreement (including the tax covenant) and disclosure letter (dealt with in other sub-topics), a number of 'ancillary' documents may be required to be prepared and negotiated prior to exchange, depending on the particular circumstances of the transaction. Often, while a more senior corporate lawyer will work on drafting and negotiating the share purchase agreement (and potentially the disclosure letter as well), a junior lawyer will
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