Recent articles from Harwood Hutton
It is easy to dismiss the need for financial due diligence when contemplating a business purchase. Principals often feel that, having spent months getting close to their target, they best understand all the risks they will take on if and when the tra...Posted on: 02/11/2011
Overseas based clients in particular want to review and understand the taxation position of a potential target. Usually their instructions are to undertake due diligence on the taxation position of the target, advise on tax liabilities (actual and co...Posted on: 02/11/2011
The UK has emerged from recession (with growth of 0.4% in Q4 of 2009 and 0.2% in Q1 of 2010) and corporate deal activity is on the increase.
Adam Stronach, the Harwood Hutton Corporate & Forensic Services partner, comments that, “In the la...Posted on: 31/10/2011
Solicitors often come across clients with claims against banks and other financial institutions concerning failure to operate accounts correctly, including failure to carry out the client’s instructions, leading to loss on the client’s ac...Posted on: 31/10/2011
Intellectual property can account for a substantial portion of a business’ assets, even in a small enterprise, and in some cases can be the most valuable asset an organisation owns. This brief guide covers some of the more important aspects of...Posted on: 21/10/2010
There are many potential elephant traps waiting for the uninitiated setting out on selling their business or buying a business for the first time, and certainly more than can be described in a short article such as this. Many of the stresses faced du...Posted on: 29/04/2010
This article first appeared on our main website www.harwoodhutton.co.uk on March 10 2010 and provides an interesting comparison to the thoughts of the recent CBI economic forecasts. Carried out by the Forum of Private Businesses, it reflects how inve...Posted on: 26/03/2010
This article first appeared on our main website www.harwoodhutton.co.uk on March 22 March 2010 and provides an excellent short summary of the current economic forecast, as seen by the CBI. From time to time we like to reproduce these articles on our...Posted on: 26/03/2010
Entrepreneurs are in business to make money, not to deal with legal issues. Even so, everything that a business does happens within a legal framework. When a business takes on customers or deals with suppliers, it enters into contracts. Some will be...Posted on: 26/03/2010
Raising finance is key if business ideas are going to make the transition from being great concepts
to products or services sold in a marketplace. Assuming entrepreneurs have already made use
of their own resources and sought finance from family an...Posted on: 26/03/2010
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat" – Sun Tzu.
There is no guarantee of success for any business and the failure rate in the first three years of a business...Posted on: 26/03/2010
1. Plan the transaction well in advance
• If you are selling, have you set about grooming the business for sale? This could take months or years depending on the industry you are in and the circumstances of your business
• If you are buyi...Posted on: 26/03/2010
What are the most important issues to think about when you first consider buying a business?
“Recognise that you, the potential purchaser, do not buy businesses every day and that there are others out there who do”, says Adam Stronach, a...Posted on: 26/03/2010
Financial due diligence is an objective investigation, typically commissioned by investors and undertaken by independent accountants, into the business operations and associated financial information of a target business.
The resulting report should...Posted on: 26/03/2010
The current recession is, of course, a threat to business, but for some it also presents opportunities. For businesses expecting a significant upturn when recovery begins now may be just the opportunity to look at their structuring.
A common situati...Posted on: 22/06/2009
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Small firms still struggling to secure lending
The article below discusses the struggle small firms are facing in raising finance due to the inability of banks to lend. However, if you ar...