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Planning and Staging a Company for Transition

Tags: Business Planning, Business Transition and Exit Planning, Retirement, Selling Your Business, Succession Planning,

How do you prepare your company for a transition? Thinking ahead before you sell your company or pass it on to a family will help maximize your profits and prepare your business for the change. Discover what you need to know before developing a business transition plan.

Reading and Writing a Letter of Intent

September 27, 2021
/ Business Owners & Executives • Investors
/ By Peter Feinberg

Tags: Business Transition and Exit Planning, Buying a Business, Selling Your Business,

Think of the LOI as akin to a father asking his daughter’s date, “What are your intentions with my daughter, young man?” but doesn’t have to be that intimidating.

The Benefits of an ESOP Transaction for the Seller and Company

August 3, 2021
/ Business Owners & Executives

Tags: Business Transition and Exit Planning, Employment & Labor Dynamics, Selling Your Business,

Selling your company? Retain employees, eliminate tax burdens, and ensure future company growth by utilizing an ESOP transaction.

The Importance of Valuing Your Online Business Assets for a Sale

Tags: Selling Your Business, Valuation,

Online business assets like your domain name, social media accounts and email lists provide additional value when selling your business.

Steps for Protecting Business Sale Confidentiality

Tags: Mergers-Acquisitions-Integrations, Selling Your Business,

A transaction advisor can help you ensure confidentiality when selling your business. Take these steps to avoid a confidentiality breach.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Family Business Transitions and Exit Planning

Tags: Business Leadership, Business Transition and Exit Planning, Family Business, Family Dynamics, Selling Your Business,

Usher in the good and avoid the bad—or ugly—in family business exit planning by following these strategies during a transition.

Business Valuation Is More Art Than Science

July 1, 2021
/ Business Owners & Executives • Investors
/ By Steven Fischoff

Tags: Business Transition and Exit Planning, Buying a Business, Selling Your Business, Valuation,

Business valuation professionals approach valuation methods with subjectivity, which requires special consideration when determining value.

Why You Shouldn’t Always Rely On “Market” Terms in Business Transactions

Tags: Business Law, Buying a Business, Legal Services, Mergers-Acquisitions-Integrations, Selling Your Business, Valuation,

In business transactions, a deal attorney may describe certain contract terms as “market.” What does this mean, and should you agree to them?

6 Considerations for Business Owners When Hiring an Investment Banker

January 25, 2021
/ Business Owners & Executives
/ By Bruce Werner

Tags: Business Transition and Exit Planning, Due Diligence, Financial Services, Investors, Private Equity, Selling Your Business, Small Business,

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.

As Leaders Age and the Unexpected Strikes, Developing a Succession Plan is Mission Critical

Tags: Business Leadership, Business Management, Business Transition and Exit Planning, Family Business, Selling Your Business, Small Business, Succession Planning,

The average S&P CEO is 58. Are businesses ready for transition? Developing a succession plan should be on every company’s agenda early on.

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