Trade professional desired to purchase the assets of a competitor and engaged DeAngelis Legal to assist with the structure and acquisition documents. The buyer preferred to keep the operations of each business separate and not merge them post-closing. DeAngelis Legal discussed the alternative corporate structures, created the acquiring entity and prepared the documents evidencing the [...]
Business Transition Invitation 5.16.25
Client previously sold its operating business in better economic times, but the buyer couldn’t perform and ultimately liquidated the business. DeAngelis Legal assisted the client with the delicate multiparty negotiations (landlord, bank, trade creditors) to re-quire the assets of the business, prepared the documentation evidencing the purchase of the assets and closed the re-acquisition of [...]
It started out as a good deed, turned into a two-year battle and resulted in a happy accident for this Arizona couple. Lack of business acumen of the opposing party, no documentation, poor accounting, differing legal systems and language barriers made this a difficult matter to resolve. DeAngelis Legal worked with the client’s US accountants [...]
DeAngelis Legal was engaged by a Scottsdale couple to assist them with a business divorce from their co-owner. The owners wanted to end their working relationship with each other and looked for alternatives to dissolving or selling the entity to a third party. However, the parties could not agree on terms or even the process [...]
Long time Arizona firm negotiated and entered into a Letter of Intent to sell its assets. After reaching a stalemate on the language of a overly complicated asset purchase agreement, Seller engaged DeAngelis Legal to assist it finalize the terms. DeAngelis Legal advised the Seller regarding the key issues and ultimately reviewed, negotiated and closed [...]
Ultra high net worth couple acquired the majority stake in a foreign entity holding real estate operated by the minority party. As is often the case in these arrangements, conflicts arose between the parties regarding the ownership, control and management of the property. Complicating matters were incomplete financial records and communication issues. DeAngelis Legal worked [...]
Co-owners of successful Arizona based closely held business disagreed about the entity’s future, its ownership and its management. DeAngelis Legal reviewed the parties’ shareholder agreement and other corporate documents, advised the owner regarding various exit strategies and negotiated and implemented the ultimate sale of a non-controlling interest to a third party.
Majority owner of Arizona based business desired to sell its interest to a third party. However, the minority owner and operator had different objectives. DeAngelis Legal met with the minority owner, reviewed the transaction documents and provided comments and suggestions to the minority owner to use in his employment agreement negotiations.
New Scottsdale business client offered a key employee the right to purchase the business. DeAngelis Legal worked with the client and its CPA to structure the terms of the deal and documented the letter of intent, purchase agreement and security documents evidencing the transaction.
