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Articles tagged: Selling Your Business

A prospective businessman inspects a building with purchase agreement essentials in mind.

Purchase Agreement Essentials: Boilerplate Provisions Terminology

In a purchase agreement, boilerplate provisions clarify the terms of the contract, who has contractual rights and how disputes are handled.

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How Ownership Structure Influences your Exit

How Ownership Structure Influences Your Exit

The way ownership of a business is structured can influence your exit and transition planning. Understand how you should approach exiting in a multi-owner company.

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You Wouldn’t Build a Building Without a Blueprint

You Wouldn’t Build a Building Without a Blueprint: Don’t Draft an Agreement Without a Term Sheet

You would not build a building without a blueprint. The same is true for drafting an agreement: it should not be done without a term sheet.

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Maximizing the Value of a Company’s Intangible Assets

Maximizing the Value of a Company’s Intangible Assets

A company’s intangible assets can be successfully marketed, independent of tangible assets, when a business is for sale, attracting both strategic and financial buyers

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Business Transition and Exit Planning: Welcome to the Jungle!

You want to sell your business but you have questions. Sure, you are smart but you have never sold a business before.

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How to Pick an Investment Banker

When it’s time to sell, you need to hire an investment banker that can best tell your story to investors. Get tips for evaluating bankers.

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two puzzle pieces poised to connect, representing a de facto merger

When Does an Asset Acquisition Become a De Facto Merger?

Asset acquisitions are presumed to be free and clear of claims against the seller. But liabilities can pass to the buyer, resulting in a de facto merger.

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How to Attract Private Equity Buyers

Private equity buyers have priorities distinct from strategic buyers. Sellers make a private equity transaction more appealing by thinking like a PE buyer.

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Reps & Warranties Insurance: How Does it Protect the Sale Process?

Representations and warranty insurance can speed things along when selling your business, avoiding getting backed up in an escrow nightmare.

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A business closed sign, symbolizing the sale of a business through a share sale or an asset sale

Asset Sale or Share Sale: Which Seller Approach Should You Use?

An asset sale and a share sale have different implications for buyer and seller regarding taxes, liabilities and more. Learn the pros and cons of each.

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