Business Sales Articles
Expert articles and practical legal guides on business sales for uk businesses.
Vendor Loan Notes: How They Work And Key Terms For UK Businesses
Buying (or selling) a business is rarely as simple as “pay the full price on completion and walk away”. Even when the commercial deal makes sense, the funding can be the tricky...
19 February 2026
How To Sell A Limited Company In The UK: Legal Steps And Pitfalls
Selling a limited company can be a brilliant exit - whether you’re ready to retire, start your next venture, or realise some of the value you’ve built. But if you’ve never done...
18 February 2026
How Much Is a Company Worth? How To Value a Business in the UK
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “how much is a company worth?”, you’re not alone. Whether you’re thinking about selling, bringing in an investor, issuing shares to a co-founder, or even just planning...
16 February 2026
Buying an Online Business: Key Legal Checks, Contracts and Risks
Buying an established online business can feel like a shortcut to growth. Instead of starting from scratch, you’re acquiring a website, customer base, revenue streams, supplier relationships and (hopefully) a brand that...
16 February 2026
Asset Sale: What UK SMEs Should Know Before Selling Business Assets
Selling a business doesn’t always mean selling the whole company . For many UK SMEs, a more practical (and sometimes less risky) option is an asset sale - where you sell specific...
16 February 2026
Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer: What SMEs Need to Know When Buying or Selling
Buying or selling a business can be one of the biggest “move the needle” moments for an SME or startup. Done well, an acquisition can help you scale faster, enter a new...
16 February 2026Acquisition Due Diligence Explained: Checklist For Business Buyers In The UK
Buying a business can be an exciting shortcut to growth. Instead of building everything from scratch, you’re buying customers, revenue, staff, systems, IP, and momentum. But here’s the catch: you’re also buying...
12 February 2026How To Buy A Company In The UK: Legal Checklist For Small Businesses
Buying an existing company can be a smart shortcut to growth. Instead of building everything from scratch, you might acquire a trading brand, an established customer base, experienced staff, supplier relationships, and...
5 February 2026Share Purchase Agreement (SPA): Key Terms And Risks For UK SMEs
If you’re buying or selling shares in a UK company, there’s a good chance you’ll hear the phrase “share purchase agreement” (often shortened to “SPA”) very early on. That’s because a Share...
3 February 2026
Buying a Small Business in the UK: Legal Process and Key Contracts
Buying a business can be one of the fastest ways to grow - you’re not starting from scratch, you’re stepping into something that (hopefully) already has customers, suppliers, processes, and revenue. But...
1 February 2026Management Buy-In in the UK: Legal Steps, Deal Structures and Key Documents
A management buy-in can be a game-changing moment for an SME. Done well, it brings fresh leadership, new capital and a clear plan for growth. Done poorly, it can create uncertainty for...
1 February 2026
Business Acquisition Meaning And Key Legal Steps In The UK For SMEs
If you’re growing a UK small business, you’ll eventually hear people throw around terms like “acquisition”, “buyout”, “merger”, or “purchase of a business” - often as if they’re all the same thing....
31 January 2026
M&A Solicitors: What They Do, When You Need One, And Costs
If you’re running a UK startup or SME, “M&A” can feel like a world that only applies to huge corporations. But in practice, business sales and acquisitions happen at every size. You...
30 January 2026
How To Sell Your Business In The UK: Legal Steps And Common Pitfalls
Selling your company can be a huge milestone - whether you’re ready to retire, you want to move on to a new project, or you’ve built something valuable and it’s simply the...
29 January 2026Do You Need M&A Lawyers For A Merger Or Acquisition?
If you’re a small business owner thinking about buying a competitor, selling your company, or combining with another business, it can feel like you’re suddenly dealing with a whole new language: heads...
25 January 2026
Earn-Outs Explained: How Earn-Out Payments Work in UK Business Sales
Selling your business can be one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll ever make. But it’s also one of the hardest to “price” properly - especially if your business is growing quickly,...
23 January 2026
Business Buyouts: What SMEs and Startups Should Know Before Signing
A business buyout can be one of the biggest growth moves you’ll ever make as an SME founder - or one of the easiest ways to accidentally take on someone else’s problems....
23 January 2026How To Sell Your Business In the UK: A Legal Checklist
If you’re ready to sell your business, you’re probably thinking about the headline number: what it’s worth, how quickly you can close, and what your next chapter looks like. But for most...
22 January 2026How To Value a Business in the UK: A Practical Guide
If you’re running a small business, it’s completely normal to wonder how you’d value a business in the real world. Maybe you’re thinking about raising investment, bringing in a co-founder, selling the...
21 January 2026Exit Strategy for UK Startups & SMEs: Legal Steps for a Sale or Merger
If you’re building a startup or growing an SME, it’s easy to treat your exit strategy as something you’ll “figure out later”. But in practice, the smoothest exits are often the ones...
20 January 2026
UK Mergers And Acquisitions: A Practical Guide For SMEs And Startups
If you’re running a growing SME or startup, a merger and acquisition (often shortened to “M&A”) can feel like a big leap - but it can also be one of the most...
20 January 2026
Legal Considerations For Business Acquisition Loans In The UK
Buying an existing business can be a smart shortcut to growth. You’re stepping into a trading operation with customers, suppliers, systems and (hopefully) reliable cashflow. But most SME buyers don’t have the...
20 January 2026How To Sell Shares In A UK Company: Legal Steps And Pitfalls
If you’re running a UK company, there may come a point where you want to bring in a new investor, let a co-founder exit, or restructure ownership as your business grows. That’s...
19 January 2026
Buying a Business in the UK: Legal Due Diligence and Key Contracts
Buying a business can be an exciting shortcut to growth. Instead of spending months (or years) proving product-market fit, building systems, and finding customers, you’re stepping into something that already works. But...
18 January 2026
Need help with your business legals?
Speak with Sprintlaw to get practical legal support and fixed-fee options tailored to your business.