M&A Advisors Who Safeguard Your Deal, Value and Position

Mergers and acquisitions are where value is created - or quietly eroded. Whether you are acquiring a competitor, exiting the business you have built, or combining with a strategic partner, the line between a strong deal and a damaging one almost always comes down to the quality of the legal work behind it. Blackstone Corporate Law advises buyers and sellers across England and Wales across the full transaction lifecycle: heads of terms, deal structuring, due diligence, share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, warranties, indemnities, disclosure letters and completion mechanics.

Due diligence is where concealed liabilities come to the surface - unpaid tax, defective contracts, employment exposure, gaps in intellectual property, disputed shareholdings. We run it forensically on the buy-side and manage it robustly on the sell-side, so you approach completion with a clear-eyed view of exactly what you are acquiring, or defending. On the drafting, the SPA or APA is the document that dictates who carries the risk once the deal is done. Weak warranties, uncapped indemnities or loosely worded earn-out provisions can strip sellers of their proceeds and leave buyers exposed to problems they never priced in.

Led by Emma Nawaz (SRA 383912), Managing Director, and independently recognised as a Legal 500 UK Leading Firm 2022 for corporate and commercial work - with coverage in The Times, Financial Times, BBC and Guardian - our team protects your position, your equity and your commercial upside on every transaction. For a no-obligation initial discussion from our Manchester or London offices, call 0330 808 0849.