Distressed M&A

Acuity Law’s specialist team provides practical and commercially focused legal advice to businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, insolvency practitioners and lenders involved in buying or selling businesses and business assets in financial distress.

Acquiring or disposing of a business or its assets out of distress or insolvency requires speed, certainty and a clear understanding of process. Whether supporting a pre-pack administration sale, an accelerated M&A process, a distressed disposal or an acquisition from an insolvency practitioner, these transactions demand careful planning, commercial awareness and decisive legal support.

We pride ourselves on working closely, in true partnership with our clients, providing tailored commercial solutions that protect their interests while helping them achieve their acquisition or disposal objectives under time pressure.

We understand that every distressed transaction is different and that success depends upon achieving the right commercial outcome, often against a compressed timetable. Whether acting on a pre-pack sale, the disposal of a trading division, a distressed management buy-out or the sale of assets by an administrator or receiver, our focus remains on delivering commercially effective solutions that maximise value and minimise risk.