Employment Rights Act 2025

Our corporate law team look at the pros and cons of the main management buyout funding options

As a business owner in partnership with others, you probably took great care to consider the key issues and agree a carefully worded partnership agreement at the formation of your business. But once signed, has this important document been filed away under lock and key without a great deal of attention since then?

Our commercial law team discuss the balancing act between making the right supplier appointment without risking a confidentiality breach

‘It is important to understand what makes a legally binding agreement, and why additional safeguards may be needed, comments Rachel Atherton, a Partner in Bracher Rawlins’ corporate and commercial team.

‘Several factors will influence your choice of legal structure for the deal, including the scope of the project, its likely duration, the level of risk, taxation and funding, as well as your respective negotiating positions,’ says Liisa Paas, a Solicitor in the corporate and commercial team with Bracher Rawlins LLP. ‘The decision whether or not to incorporate should be made very carefully.’

‘By getting your business MBO-ready as early as possible, it is more likely that any deal will succeed, completing quickly with no hiccups,’ says Rachel Atherton, a Partner in the corporate and commercial team with Bracher Rawlins LLP.

Rachel Atherton considers how to ensure your business is fully prepared for a management buyout.

‘You and your tenants may agree on the idea of solar panels to cut energy costs,’ says Alex Fenegan a Partner in the commercial property team with Bracher Rawlins. ‘But it is still vital to ensure that installing them does not leave either of you in breach of the lease.’

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