Asset Acquisitions
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| 1 | Bribery Act 2010: acquisitions and joint ventures This note addresses the issues relating to corruption to consider when acquiring a business or shares in a target company or entering into a joint venture, particularly in light of the Bribery Act 2010. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 2 | Data protection issues on commercial transactions This note considers how UK data protection legislation affects commercial transactions and, in particular, data relating to employees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | Engagement letters Engagement letters are used by accountants, investment banks and other advisers to limit their liability when giving advice. This note deals with the issues that arise when limiting liability and summarises the provisions most commonly found in engagement letters. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Intellectual property: asset purchases How to deal with intellectual property rights on an asset purchase or other acquisition. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Software business acquisition: competition and regulatory ... This note summarises some of the key competition law and regulatory issues to be addressed whilst undertaking a due diligence exercise on a software business. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Software business acquisition: due diligence issues This note sets out some of the key issues to be addressed during due diligence on the acquisition or disposal of a software business. For information on general due diligence, see Practice note, Due diligence and post-completion integration: acquisitions. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Transferring IT systems How to deal with computer systems and other information technology issues in an asset purchase. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Value added tax Value added tax (VAT) is a tax on supplies of goods and services made by a taxable person in the course or furtherance of a business. It is administered by HM Revenue & Customs. This note covers the VAT position on standard-rated supplies, exempt supplies, zero-rated supplies and supplies that are outside the scope of VAT. | Practice notes | Maintained |