Buying and Selling a Business: Due Diligence

Prepared for the Legal Education Society of Alberta's Buying and Selling a Business Course, by Peter Inglis, Mark Kortbeek and Nicholas Jeanes, "Due Diligence" discusses common legal due diligence performed on target private businesses, the arising issues, and what can be negotiated on that basis. It also contrasts differences between share and asset deals, assesses best closing practices and what costs transactions can bear. It further considers dynamics between due diligence and purchase price negotiation and how to negotiate non-disclosure agreements.