Whether you’re an experienced operator or a first-time buyer, it is crucial to understand the key aspects of structuring a purchase when acquiring a pharmacy. This article focuses on two main considerations: the purchase structure and the trading structure.
Purchase structure – asset or share purchase
When you have decided to buy a pharmacy, one of the first decisions you have to make is whether you will be buying the shares in the company that owns the business (a share purchase), or whether you will be buying the business itself (an asset purchase).
(You can read the full article on the Chemist and Druggist website, here)
Atif Butt (FCCA)
Senior Accountant
Hutchings Accountants Ltd – Specialist Pharmacy Accounting
