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Selling a Business | Is Exit The Right Option? Is a Sale Realistic? When Do You Start the Process?

Selling a business is often the culmination of years of hard work. It can unlock value, enable retirement or diversification, and provide a clean transition for staff and customers. It is also a legally and commercially complex process. .

Succeeding at Succession in Family Business

Family businesses are the backbone of the UK economy, employing millions and contributing significantly to regional growth and giving a sense of community identity. Yet the transition from one generation to the next can be fraught with complexity.

How To Exit Your Business - Option 3 Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs)

A growing number of business owners are considering an exit from their companies – whether for reasons of work-life balance or simply a desire to change industry or location. In his latest series of articles, Corporate Partner Euan McLaughlin, looks at some of the exit routes available to business owners.

Ambitious growth of Sills & Betteridge Solicitors continues following merger with Bell & Buxton Solicitors, Sheffield

The firm has announced this week, its merger with historic Sheffield law firm Bell & Buxton Solicitors

Why Do You Need Both a Shareholder Agreement and Articles of Association

Starting a company? If so, one of the first steps required under the Companies Act 2006 will be to agree your articles of association, but do you also need a shareholder agreement? If your company has two or more shareholders, it may be prudent to consider having a shareholder agreement drawn up at the same time, or as soon as possible afterwards.

Sills & Betteridge Complete Castlet Holdings Transition to Employee Ownership

The leading Lincoln industrial engineers who list Siemens, Tata Steel and BAE Systems among their customers have recently secured their legacy by placing their company's future in the hands of its employees.