Commercial Lawyers for Business Brokers
Contracts of sale, heads of agreement, due diligence, lease assignment, restraints and settlement mechanics — handled quickly so your deals do not stall with the lawyers.
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Who we help
Business brokers lose deals in two places: due diligence and the lawyers. A vendor who cannot produce a signed lease, a buyer's solicitor who rewrites the contract from scratch, or a restraint negotiation that runs for three weeks will cost momentum that the deal may not recover.
Envision Legal acts on business sales and acquisitions across share and asset structures, and we are used to broker-led processes. We work to the agreed commercial terms, quote a fixed fee up front so neither party stalls on cost, and respond within one business day. That includes heads of agreement, contracts of sale, due diligence, lease assignment, employee transfer, earn-outs, restraints and settlement.
We also act for broking businesses themselves: agency agreements and engagement terms, commission recovery, licensing questions, employment contracts for sales staff, and the sale of a broking business.
How we help
Legal services we provide
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Contracts of sale — asset and share
Drafting and negotiating business and share sale agreements, with clear conditions, adjustments and completion mechanics.
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Heads of agreement and term sheets
Short-form heads of agreement that record the commercial deal without accidentally creating a binding sale.
Due diligence
Buyer-side diligence and vendor-side preparation across contracts, leases, employees, IP, licences and PPSR.
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Lease assignment and landlord consent
Assignment, new lease and landlord consent negotiation — the most common cause of delayed settlements.
Restraints and earn-outs
Restraint of trade drafting, earn-out and deferred consideration mechanics, and vendor transition terms.
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Employees and transfer of business
Entitlements, transfer-of-business obligations and offers of employment on completion.
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Your agency agreements and commission
Broker agency agreements, exclusivity, commission entitlement wording and recovery where a fee is disputed.
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Broking business sales and structure
Sale of a broking business, shareholder agreements and employment documents for sales staff.
Common legal issues
Situations we are usually brought in on
“The vendor cannot produce a signed lease or the landlord is slow.”
Assignment consent is often the critical path. Starting it at heads of agreement stage rather than after contracts avoids weeks of delay.
“The buyer's solicitor rewrites the contract entirely.”
Holding the agreed commercial terms while resolving genuine legal issues is a practical skill. We work to the deal, not to a template.
“A restraint negotiation threatens the deal.”
Scope, radius and duration can usually be settled quickly once the legitimate interest is identified. Overreaching restraints cause more delay than they prevent.
“Diligence uncovers unregistered IP or missing contractor agreements.”
Price adjustment, warranties or pre-completion fixes can each solve it. Identifying it early keeps the buyer engaged.
“A vendor disputes your commission after settling directly.”
Agency agreement wording on exclusivity, introduction and entitlement decides recovery prospects.
Documents we can help with
- Heads of agreement or term sheet
- Business (asset) sale agreement
- Share sale agreement
- Due diligence request list and disclosure materials
- Deed of assignment of lease and landlord consent
- Restraint of trade and confidentiality deeds
- Earn-out and deferred consideration deed
- Broker agency agreement and commission terms
- Employee transfer documentation
When to involve a commercial lawyer
- At heads of agreement stage, before terms harden
- As soon as a lease assignment or landlord consent is needed
- When diligence surfaces an issue that may affect price
- Where the deal includes an earn-out, deferred payment or vendor finance
- When a commission entitlement is disputed
- Before updating your standard agency agreement
Why Envision Legal
Commercial context, not just legal risk
- Senior commercial lawyers do the work — you deal directly with the person advising you, not a rotating cast of juniors.
- Our lawyers have worked inside businesses as well as in law firms, so advice is framed around the commercial decision, not just the legal risk.
- Fixed fees for scoped work, agreed before we start, so legal spend is predictable.
- Plain-English drafting and advice that your team and your customers can actually use.
- A technology-enabled service model — secure document upload, client portal and fast turnaround — without the overhead of a large firm.
- Ongoing support is available through fractional general counsel arrangements when a business needs more than one-off documents.
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FAQs
- How quickly can you turn around a contract of sale?
- Usually within a few business days of instructions, and faster where a deal is time-critical. We respond to new enquiries within one business day.
- Do you quote fixed fees on business sales?
- Yes. Both parties knowing the legal cost up front is one of the main reasons deals keep moving.
- Will you push the deal off course?
- No. We act on the commercial terms the parties agreed and raise legal issues that genuinely need resolving, rather than renegotiating the deal.
- Can you handle lease assignment as part of the sale?
- Yes, and we start it early — landlord consent is the most common reason settlements slip.
- Do you pay referral fees to brokers?
- No. We do not pay or accept referral commissions. Brokers refer to us because deals settle and clients come back to them.
Talk to us
Have a deal that needs to get to settlement?
Send us a note about what you're working on. We'll respond within one business day and, if we're a fit, book a free 15-minute consultation with a senior lawyer.