Buying or Selling a Business: What You Actually Need to Know Before You Sign

Most people don't realise how much can go wrong in a business sale until they're in the middle of one.

Buying or selling a business is one of the biggest financial decisions a founder makes, and it goes wrong in the same few places every time. Valuations that don't hold up, warranties drafted too loosely, due diligence gaps, and tax structures nobody considered until it was too late. Samantha, a Lawyer at Lawpath, and Tim Quinn, Head of Tax & Accounting, walk through the full process from both sides of the table: how business sales are structured, what buyers and sellers each need in order, the legal and accounting checkpoints that matter, and what actually goes sideways in real transactions.

3rd September 2026, 12:00 PM AEST

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In this session, Samantha and Tim will cover: 

  • How business sales are structured: Asset sale versus share sale, and what each means for price, risk and tax
  • What buyers need in order: Due diligence, what to check before you commit, and where hidden liabilities sit
  • What sellers need in order: Getting your financials, contracts and records ready so the deal doesn't stall
  • Warranties and contract terms: The clauses that protect you, and the ones that quietly expose you
  • Tax structure and timing: Why structuring early changes what you actually keep at settlement
 

Why Attend?

Understand the full process before you sign, not after. 

See both sides of the deal

Legal and accounting perspective in one session, so you understand the whole transaction, not half of it. 

Grounded in real transactions

Not theory. What Lawpath advisors see working, and failing, in actual business sales. 

Avoid the mistakes that kill deals

Samantha and Tim cover the gaps that most commonly derail a sale, and how to close them early. 

Ask your questions live

Buying or selling soon? Bring your situation and get answers from a lawyer and an accountant. 

 

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