Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Clauses in a Business Sale: Topics to Review Before You Sign
Non-compete and non-solicitation clauses restrict a seller's next move. Here are the topics worth reviewing with your advisors before you agree to one.
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Working Capital Adjustments in a Business Sale: What to Review Before Closing
Working capital adjustments can move a business sale price well after the ink dries. Here is what to review with your advisors before closing.
Choosing an Investment Banker or Business Broker: Topics to Review Before You Sell
Before you sign an engagement letter, here is what separates a strong business sale intermediary from a weak one, and how to tell early.
Successor Liability in an Asset Sale: Topics to Review With Your Advisors Before Closing
An asset sale is often assumed to leave old liabilities behind. Several doctrines can pull them forward anyway. Topics to review with advisors first.
Material Adverse Change Clauses in a Business Sale: Topics to Review With Your Advisors Before Signing
A material adverse change clause can decide whether a buyer can walk away between signing and closing. Topics worth raising with your advisors before you sign.
Earnout Provisions in a Business Sale: Topics to Review With Your Advisors Before You Agree to One
An earnout ties part of your sale price to results you don't fully control after closing. Here are the topics worth reviewing with your advisors first.
Purchase Price Allocation in a Business Sale: Topics to Review With Your Tax Advisor
How a business sale's purchase price gets allocated across IRS asset classes affects taxes. Topics to raise with your CPA before you sign.
Preparing a Data Room Before a Business Sale: Topics to Review With Your Advisors
Before buyers see your numbers, here is what to review with your advisors about building and staging a business sale data room.
Indemnification Caps, Baskets, and Survival Periods in a Business Sale: Topics to Review With Your Advisors
Indemnification terms decide how much purchase price a seller keeps after closing. Topics worth raising with your advisors before signing.