• Intellectual property: Discover what happens to the IP in a mergers and acquisitions deal
    Nov 13 2024

    In this podcast, John Andrews speaks to specialist intellectual property lawyer Lakmal Walawage about how ip transfers during an M&A deal. They also talk about the value of IP and how important it is to understand the value and to audit your IP.


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    22 mins
  • The autumn statement what can we expect - a rise in capital gains tax?
    Oct 15 2024

    The Government will deliver its first autumn statement on 30th October but what can businesses expect?

    The mergers and acquisitions market has been busy, because there is a fear that capital gains tax will be increased.

    In this podcast John talks to David Evans from Sedulo about the autumn statement and capital gains tax.


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    24 mins
  • What happens to the employees in a deal?
    Jun 24 2024

    Specialist employment lawyer Laura Wharton talks to the Deal Lawyer about what happens to employees in a deal.

    When buying or selling a business, the employees should be considered. In this podcast, Laura explains, employment lawyers should be brought in at an early stage to plan. Often Laura is brought in two years before a business is sold.

    In the podcast, Laura highlights some things that those buying or selling a business should think about.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-wharton-she-her-059a3123/?originalSubdomain=uk

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    26 mins
  • Employee Ownership Trust
    Jun 20 2024

    June is the month when we celebrate employee ownership day.

    What is an employee ownership trust and why is it a popular method to exit a business? JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews talks to corporate lawyer and employee ownership trust specialist Sara Bluston.

    https://www.jmw.co.uk/people/sara-bluston

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    11 mins
  • The pitfalls in property
    May 14 2024

    Often in M&A deals property is involved. It is important to seek specialist advice about how to best manage the property aspect of the transaction.

    In this podcast, John has been speaking to Maisie Ayres, Masie is a property litigator and warns of some of the pitfalls.

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    14 mins
  • M&A deals in the transport and freight forwarding sector
    Feb 1 2024

    In this episode of the Deal Lawyer Podcast, John talks to Scott Bell of JMW's Commercial Road Transport Division and David Roberts of Connect Corporate Finance.

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    32 mins
  • What is an earnout and how does it work ?
    Jan 24 2024

    JMW's Deal Lawyer John Andrews has been speaking to Lawrence McGinley about earnouts. John explores what they are, how they work, what the pitfalls are and the tax implications.

    If you'd like to speak to John you can phone 07768 266036.

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    23 mins
  • What business owners need to know about insolvency
    Nov 21 2023

    The Deal Lawyer John Andrews speaks to insolvency lawyer Alejandro Worthington about insolvency events. In particular, Alejandro discusses the duties a directors' duties to the company.



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    42 mins