A Major Tax Victory For Business Sellers (USA)
If you’ve transfered ownership of your company into a trust it has, until recently, been a nightmare as to which state would tax you on the proceeds when you sold your business. It used...
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PE Firms Now Sitting on $1 Trillion ‘Dry Powder’ – Where Are Investment Opportunities?
According to Bloomberg, pivate equity firms have amassed $963 billion in funds that they are looking to invest. Why has dry powder risen to almost a trillion dollars, where are the investment opportunities and...
Issuing SEIS & EIS shares – 4 Key Considerations
You may have obtained SEIS / EIS pre-approval from HMRC, but you need to be careful about correctly issuing the SEIS and EIS shares. Vasiliki Carson of Sapphire Capital explains the four key considerations...
Buy-Sell Agreements: How Words On The Page Define The Valuation
The wording in a buy-sell agreement that governs the calculation of the price at which the transaction will occur needs to be carefully crafted to avoid disputes and, potentially, litigation. Chris Mercer explains the...
Hot Business List – Sectors Most In Demand Last Month
Business Brokerage Press publishes the latest of their updates on the “hottest” business sectors. This one covers July 2017. It is compiled from information supplied by the business marketplace, businessesforsale.com and lists the top...
Business for Sale Market Picking Up Steam
Small business transactions are having a record 2017 according to Bob House, President of BizBuySell (a US based online marketplace listing businesses for sale). Any truth in this or is this another industry insider...
18 Key Issues In Negotiating M&A Agreements For Tech Firms
Forbes presents the main considerations when negotiating the acquisition (or sale) of a privately held tech company – from price to representations and warranties around the issue of Intellectual Property infringement. Richard D. Harroch,...
Should You Invest In Bitcoin To Give You More Purchasing Power?
Given the increase in interest in crytocurrencies, and the rise in ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) to raise startup funds, we thought it was time for an article on Bitcoin. Economists were rather sceptical when...
Conduct Sell-Side Due Diligence Before Inviting Buyers In
A prudent course for sellers is to flush out problems, snags and hurdles that buyers are likely to spot, and resolve them before listing the business for sale and/or inviting buyers in to examine...
M&A For Tech Businesses Is Just Different, Very Different
Harvard Business Review has a great piece on why acquisition of a digital business is like acquisition of no other business. They argue that everything you know about the acquistion process is a ball...
How To Sell An Insolvent Business
How do you sell a business that is insolvent or on the verge of insolvency? Company Debt, a UK insolvency consultancy explains what can be done to extract value once a company has run...
Unlock Working Capital To Increase Your Valuation
Buyers pay a valuation premium for companies that have better cash flows, argues Divestopedia. And you can improve the valuation of your business by getting a better grip on your working capital. They provide...
Evaluating Private Equity Firms Before Doing Business With Them
How do you know which private equity firm will be the best partner for your business? Rond Capital posts to provide some advice. Unfortunately for entrepreneurs, there is no “Yelp for private equity firms.”...
What Are Addbacks And How Do They Affect Valuation?
Founders Investment Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, posts today about “addbacks”, the items and amounts that were previously charged to the Profit & Loss account but which can be added back to boost a company’s...
Why The Trump Presidency Is A Good Reason To Sell Your Business
Bruce Hakutizwi of BusinessesForSale.com makes a case for why tax and other changes under the Trump presidency create an ideal opportunity for the sale of your business. The expected reductions in tax, he argues,...
M&A Confidentiality: How Often Do Leaks Happen?
In the EMEA area, the leak rate is over 10% according to Intralinks. In the Americas, it’s roughly 6%. And the countries with the highest rate of leaks are India, South Korea and Japan....
Planning Your Exit – Guides
Entrepreneur.com provides an extract from their book on how to prepare to sell your business. They produce quotes from various business brokers, entrepreneurs who’ve sold their business, M&A firms and others with tips on...
