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When you decide to sell a business, every detail – from IP ownership to employment contracts, tax structure to equity allocations – is under scrutiny. One overlooked clause, one missing agreement, one ambiguous stock option grant can derail deals, reduce valuation, or even kill a sale.
We act as your embedded legal team during this critical stage: helping you get exit-ready, navigate due diligence, negotiate terms, and resolve disputes if they arise, often on a fractional, in-house basis.
Whether you’re an ambitious founder or a seasoned C-suite leader, we take care of the legal heavy lifting – so you can focus on closing the deal.
Because exits aren’t casual exercises – they’re high-stakes transactions.
In the current M&A market, buyers are more selective, and deals take longer. That means your paperwork, contracts, intellectual property, employment records, tax structures – everything – must be immaculate. Otherwise, your deal value and speed take a hit.
Because what gets checked gets traded.
Buyers run deep due diligence. Historic disputes, regulatory issues, mis-documented equity, GDPR or compliance gaps, unclear IP ownership – all are potential deal-breakers. Proper legal prep isn’t optional. It’s table stakes.
Because value isn’t just about revenue – it’s about legal clarity and trust.
Clear cap table. Clean contracts. Transparent employee equity. Bullet-proof IP. These aren’t legal niceties, they’re value multipliers.
A business sale isn’t a single transaction – it’s the culmination of everything your company has built. Our role is to make sure the legals reflect that value, withstand scrutiny, and give you a smooth path from interest to completion.
Grounded in the same lifecycle approach we use across all client work, our business sale services cover the full journey: preparing you for exit, managing the transaction, resolving issues, and protecting you long after the deal closes.
Buyers look for clarity, consistency and clean documentation. We help you get buyer-ready long before negotiations start.
This is the “make-or-break” stage. A clean business sells faster, commands more value, and avoids buyers using legal gaps to negotiate you down.
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Once you enter discussions, you need the right legal firepower to protect your price, your timeline, and your position.
When the stakes rise, you need lawyers who move fast, communicate clearly, think strategically and anticipate every angle before the buyer does.
If you operate in fintech, AI, crypto, healthtech, SaaS or other regulated markets, the scrutiny is even deeper. We provide specialist advice across:
This includes product classification, regulatory compliance mapping, data protection audits and jurisdiction advice – all critical during a sale. Buyers expect impeccable operational hygiene in these sectors.
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Closing the deal without friction requires tight coordination and proactive legal management.
We handle the complexity – you stay focused on the outcome.
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Abdul Khan is a Senior Associate at Founders Law, and leads corporate and venture practice. He advises founders, high-growth companies, and investors on venture capital, growth equity, and complex fundraising transactions.
We speak founder, not legalese.
You’ll get clear, direct guidance that helps you make decisions quickly — not dense advice you need to decode.
We’ve lived the journey ourselves.
Our team has started, grown and exited businesses. We understand the pressures, the unknowns and the startup legal services that are essential for this stage of the journey.
We embed into your team.
We can embed within existing teams or structure on a fractional, in-house basis to supercharge efficiency. Think of us as (much better value) in-house legal, on demand – there to power ambition from idea to exit.
Sector expertise that matches the modern start-up landscape.
Fintech, crypto, AI, SaaS, marketplaces, UK–GCC expansion — we support founders operating in fast-moving, regulated and emerging sectors.
We act as an extension of your team and handle any overflow in specialist areas.
Working across five continents, operating in multiple sectors, with over 400 clients.
Offices in London | Dubai.
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