Corporate Exit Strategies: Legal Insights for Selling, Restructuring & Closing a Business

Introduction

This webinar offers an in-depth exploration of the key exit strategies for businesses under the UK Companies Act 2006, with a focus on selling, restructuring, and closing a business. It will analyse the legal avenues available to business owners considering their exit options, such as Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs), Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs), schemes of arrangement, and the unfair prejudice remedy for minority shareholders. Using key, recent case law, this webinar will highlight how these strategies work in practice, the key considerations for compliance with the Companies Act, and how you can advise business owners to protect their interests.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Corporate Exit Strategies under the Companies Act 2006: The legal options available under the Companies Act, including selling the business, restructuring, and closing a company. The mechanics of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) and Schemes of Arrangement.
• Unfairly Prejudicial Conduct under Section 994 of the Companies Act 2006: Understanding unfair prejudice claims for minority shareholders, and how this strategy can force the sale or restructuring of a business. Examples of what constitutes unfair prejudice and how the courts assess such claims.
• Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs): An overview of how to draft Share Purchase Agreements to protect sellers during business sales. Key clauses in SPAs, including warranties, indemnities, and price adjustments.
• Recent case law regarding corporate exit strategies, including unfair prejudice and schemes of arrangement.

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Monday 14th July 2025

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