Transaction support & due diligence
Gateley Legal
Due diligence speed is a major contributor to deal success. We have the expertise to recognise issues quickly and suggest practical, proportionate and commercial solutions.
We offer experienced, quality-assured legal due diligence and warranty and indemnity advice on a wide range of corporate, private equity and debt transactions.
What do we do?
We recognise and address any issues which may give rise to delay/ or pose execution risk or those which may impact pricing. Supporting clients with transaction structuring, risk management, price and contract negotiation and post-completion integration, we undertake legal due diligence on acquisitions, as well as conducting vendor-led due diligence and pre-sale reviews/ data room preparation.
We keep clients fully updated throughout a transaction to enable timely, well-informed decision making. Our clients choose the reporting styles which best suits their requirements: red-flag, executive summary, or comprehensive reporting. Our specialists are available to discuss matters throughout a transaction, with follow up post-completion to assist in business improvement and value enhancement.
We provide:
- Private equity deal advisory
- Corporate or trade client advisory
- Reporting to senior and alternative debt funders
- Due diligence and integration advice for bolt on acquisitions
- Vendor due diligence
- Warranty and indemnity negotiation (for buyers and sellers)
- Advice on warranty and indemnity insurance.
‘The team as a whole is quick to respond’, and ‘exhibits common sense and a practical approach to things’, according to sources.
Who do we help?
We regularly advise a broad range of private equity institutions, as well as management teams, on their investments and buy and build strategies, through to exit as well as a number of debt funders who finance those transactions.
