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Home Q&A Forum Can a buyer back out of a purchase agreement?

Corporate

Letter of Intent

Texas

Asked on Oct 6, 2022

Can a buyer back out of a purchase agreement?

I am trying to sell my company and the buyer has gone silent. We have top terms agreed to and a LOI signed, but we have not put a purchase agreement in place yet. Can they legally back out if we have a LOI signed?

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Corporate

Texas

Answered 726 days ago

Michael S.

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Business Lawyer
Licensed in Pennsylvania
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With the caveat that I am a Pennsylvania and not Texas attorney, most LOI's are non-binding, unless the LOI itself provides otherwise. A lawyer would need to review the LOI to determine whether the deal can be enforced. Mostly likely, however, it cannot be enforced.

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