How can a San Diego stock purchase agreement lawyer at the Watkins Firm help you to grow your business? Expand your San Diego business with a stock purchase and acquire a competitor or a portion of a larger corporation that no longer meshes with their primary corporate strategy.
What Are You Acquiring in a Stock Purchase
In a stock purchase, you acquire the entire corporate entity and all it’s assets and liabilities such as:
- All existing government and business contracts
- Intellectual Property
- Real Estate
- Inventory and Assets
- Employees
- Customers, Suppliers and Distribution Agreements
- Debts and any Contingent Liabilities
What are the Primary Risks in a Stock Purchase Transaction?
Your Watkins Firm San Diego stock purchase agreement lawyer will provide sound counsel, due diligence and effective documents and strategy to reduce the risks in a stock purchase transaction.
The item on the list above, “debts and any contingent liabilities” represents potentially the greatest risk to your plans. A stock purchase is different from an “asset purchase” as you literally “step into the shoes” of the target’s present owner. This means you will be responsible for all debts and contingent liabilities as part of the acquisition.
The primary reasons for the failure of a business acquisition are poor due diligence and the inability to blend the corporate culture of the target with the acquiring company’s operational and management strategies.
This is why due diligence is one of the most important aspects of a successful stock purchase. The mergers and acquisitions attorneys at Watkins Firm protect our clients and provide due diligence to examine all aspects of the transaction as well as present liabilities and the potential for contingent liabilities in the future.
What is the trajectory of the market of the targeted acquisition and it’s position within that market? How will the stock purchase acquisition improve not only the bottom line of you, the buyer, but also increase your reach into additional potential vertical and regional markets?
Your Experienced, Proven San Diego Stock Purchase Agreement Lawyer at the Watkins Firm
Your experienced, proven San Diego stock purchase agreement lawyer at the Watkins Firm guides you through every step in this complex process. We have helped thousands of business through these transactions over our four decades of service to the San Diego region. This may be an excellent opportunity to expand your San Diego business with a stock purchase transaction. However, there are often hidden risks and exposures which can be reduced or mitigated altogether with a strong process and agreement or contract(s).
There are many qualities you should look for in your San Diego stock purchase agreement lawyer. The Watkins Firm brings a solid, proven track record across more than four decades. We have extensive due diligence strategies and proven checklists, as well as successful stock purchase agreements which can be cost-efficiently tailored to your unique requirements and the transaction at hand.
We invite you to review our podcast, Episode 13 – Mergers and Acquisitions, the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
Acquiring a competitor or a part of a large corporation can be an excellent strategy for growth and your San Diego stock purchase agreement lawyer at the Watkins Firm can be the difference between failure and profitable success.
