When buying or selling a business, franchisors and manufacturers need guidance in negotiating a price and analyzing tax consequences and government regulations related to the transaction. Siskinds provides the needed counsel to handle these transactions smoothly and efficiently.
With experience conducting hundreds of business transactions, we advise, plan, and explore options, then carefully and aggressively executes each transaction. Using sound business judgment, legal and tax expertise, and strategic negotiating skills, we effectively guide our clients through complex transactions. We assist clients of all sizes with the purchase or sale of a business, defence of a takeover or divestiture of a business operation. Because mergers, acquisitions and divestitures involve several areas of law, including tax, competition/antitrust, employee benefits, and secured transactions, our lawyers are organized into teams, with a leader who works with a core group of professionals on all aspects of the transaction. This approach allows our lawyers to utilize a variety of tactics for effective client representation.