Mergers & Acquisitions

In a context where many businesses are reaching maturity, business succession represents a major strategic opportunity for growing companies. Acquiring an existing business enables faster development, access to new markets, integration of experienced teams and rapid value creation — without starting from scratch.

Whether it is a first acquisition or part of a more structured growth strategy, these transactions involve complex legal, financial and operational challenges. A business that appears well-established may conceal significant risks related to its corporate structure, key contracts, labour relations or financing arrangements.

We act for both buyers and sellers in business transfer transactions, serving as strategic partners throughout the process. For the buyer, our role is to secure the transaction through targeted due diligence, structure the acquisition in line with growth objectives and put in place post-transaction protections. For the seller, we work to optimize the transaction structure, limit residual risks and facilitate an orderly transition.

We pay particular attention to price adjustment mechanisms, representations and warranties, transition provisions and post-closing obligations, with the goal of aligning the parties' expectations and reducing future sources of tension.

Our approach combines legal rigor with a practical understanding of business realities, so that business succession becomes a genuine engine of growth — for the acquiring company as much as for the one being transferred.

What We Do

• Legal due diligence (corporate structure, contracts, employment, financing)
• Transaction structuring (share purchase vs. asset purchase)
• Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements
• Price adjustment mechanisms, representations, warranties and retention clauses
• Closing support and post-transaction obligations
• Transaction planning and optimization for sellers