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15 pages · PDF · November 2026 edition
Business sale & purchase
A practical guide for established South African businesses buying a company or a business. It covers planning the deal, choosing between an asset and a share purchase, due diligence, the purchase agreement, Competition Commission and other approvals, taking on employees, funding and tax, and the first 100 days after completion.
14 pages · PDF · November 2026 edition
Business sale & purchase
A practical guide to selling a privately owned South African business. It covers how to prepare, whether to sell assets or shares, what buyers check in due diligence, the terms that matter in the sale agreement, the approvals and statutory steps, and how to plan for tax.
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