Practice Area
Business Purchases & Sales
Buying or selling a business — structured, diligenced, done.
Overview
The sale or purchase of a business is often the largest single transaction an owner will ever complete. Value is won and lost in the structure, the warranties and the diligence — not the headline price.
Trilogy Law Group acts for buyers and sellers across Queensland on share sales, asset sales and staged acquisitions, coordinating closely with your accountant on tax and structuring.
What we do
Business Purchases & Sales services
Share and asset sale agreements
Drafting and negotiating the transaction documents that carry the deal.
Due diligence
Legal diligence on contracts, leases, employees, IP and licences — with a risk-ranked report.
Deal structure
Advice on structure, earn-outs, deferred consideration and vendor finance.
Restraints of trade
Enforceable, appropriately scoped restraints protecting the goodwill you paid for.
Employee and lease transfers
Transfer of employment, leave entitlements and premises.
Completion and post-completion
Conditions, adjustments, completion accounts and handover.
Why Trilogy
Boutique focus. Senior attention.
Our principals personally lead every business sale and purchase matter. You speak with the lawyer making decisions on your file — not a rotation of juniors. From our office on Level 38, 71 Eagle Street, we give Brisbane businesses and families clear advice, fixed fees where possible, and the disciplined process of a top-tier firm at boutique scale.
Common questions
Frequently asked
Should I buy the shares or the assets?+
It depends on tax, liability and what you actually want. Asset purchases leave historic liabilities behind; share purchases carry them. We work with your accountant to compare both before you commit.
How long does a business sale take?+
A straightforward small-business sale can complete in four to eight weeks. Larger transactions with diligence and third-party consents typically take two to four months.
What is an earn-out?+
Part of the price paid later, based on the business hitting agreed performance measures. It bridges price gaps but must be drafted carefully so the measures cannot be manipulated.
Do I need due diligence for a small business?+
Yes — scaled to size. Even a modest business can carry an unassignable lease, an unlicensed operation or unpaid entitlements that become your problem on day one.
Can you act on a fixed fee?+
For most small and mid-market transactions, yes. We scope the work and quote before starting.