Business Succession Planning and Divestiture

ZLG's Business Succession Planning and Divestiture group works with business owners to learn about their professional and personal goals in considering a liquidity event for their company. Whether effecting a partial sale or complete liquidation of a company, we assist in forming a clear vision, assembling an effective team, identifying potential issues, and facilitating an orderly transition. Our attorneys offer careful thought and effective advice to implement successful succession plans of gifting to the next generation of family, sale to certain employees, or brokerage to a third party. ZLG’s services in its Business Succession Planning and Divestiture practice group include: 

Business Succession Planning

• Strategic Teaming and Strategy Formulation

• Legal Audit and Value Enhancement

• Tax Planning

• Information Materials and Memoranda

• Buyer Identification and Procurement

• Due Diligence Preparation or Review

• Deal Negotiation and Document Preparation

• Regulatory Approvals

• Closings, Escrows and True-Ups

• Personal and Family Estate Planning

Divestitures

• Divestiture and Retrenchment Strategy

• Entity Reorganization and Demergers

• Regulatory Compliance

• Negotiation of Restrictive Agreements

• Asset and Intellectual Property Protection

• Maximization of Value

• Estate Planning

• Tax Planning and Mitigation

• Estate Administration Litigation

• Commercial Litigation

• Consumer Protection

• White Collar and Criminal

• Governmental Investigations