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Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

8 Steps to Take Before a Successful M&A Exit

Most entrepreneurs dream of someday selling their company. There are several steps they should be taking well in advance to ensure a profitable exit. Procopio Partner Bill Eigner identified 8 key steps business owners should...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Healthcare Founders Face New Exit Considerations

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Exiting a business, whether you are a serial entrepreneur looking to move on to the next project or a healthcare provider like a physician or therapist who has nurtured your practice for decades, can be difficult. After all,...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Representation and Warranties Play a Crucial Role in Business Transactions

Representations and warranties play a crucial role in business transactions and are commonly used in merger and acquisition agreements to allocate risk between sellers and buyers. Accurate representations and reliable...more

Pillsbury - Propel

Disclosure Schedules: What Are They and How Do They Fit into My Deal?

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Disclosure schedules are arguably one of the most arduous and time-consuming deliverables on the company-side or seller-side of any transaction. Whether, as  part of the management of your startup, you are tasked with driving...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cashing In, But Without Fully Cashing Out: Liquidity Options for Private Company Majority Owners

Business owners of private companies invest huge amounts of time and resources in their business, which may include the bulk of their financial capital. For owners who do not want most of their net worth to remain tied up in...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

AI and Tech in M&A: What to know about AI and tech advancements in M&A due diligence

Many law firms have changed their transaction management processes significantly with recent advancements in technology, especially the development of artificial intelligence. AI and technology innovations have aided deal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Time to Sell? Are You and Your Company Prepared to Go After the Elusive Pot of Gold?

After devoting long hours and years of hard work in building their companies, majority owners of private businesses may reach a point where they consider whether it is time for them to sell. This large question – Is now the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Sellers of a Business: Know Thyself.

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So, you have decided to sell your business. Often this process starts with an inward reflection. You may have identified a good reason to sell, but many questions remain. Sellers at this early point often look to hire a...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

How to Best Prepare Your Business for a Successful Sale

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A potential business sale transaction can be an exciting time for a business owner. The sale represents pay-off for years, or even decades, of hard work. However, it’s seldom a simple process. A successful merger and...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Amid Corporate Transparency Act, You Gotta Represent In Transactions

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By now, many of you may have heard of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and how it may increase compliance costs for many of your businesses in 2024. In brief, beginning January 1, 2024, the CTA will require foreign...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

You Want to Sell Your Business for What? Securing a Beautiful Sale Price at Closing 

We accept that beauty is in eye of the beholder but determining what a private company is worth should be much more objective. Yet, for a business owner who is considering a sale of the company, it may come as a surprise that...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Sale of Mortgaged Property – Amount Realized or COD Income

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Do you feel as challenged as I do when someone asks you to explain the term “Bidenomics”? I know that it is predicated upon the imposition of higher taxes on businesses and their owners, which have not yet materialized....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: How Construction Companies Can Plan For a Smooth Transition

Warning: Don’t forget to plan for ownership and leadership transition, whether for growth or an exit from the business. For the past few years, the construction industry has been booming. Businesses have been hustling to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

When It Comes to Selling Your Business: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You (A Lot!)

The reasons for selling your private company are highly individualized. You may have taken your company quite far and are now ready for your next challenge; it may now be time to retire and convert the substantial value you...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

How to Shape a Successful Business Sale

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A potential business sale transaction can be an exciting time for a business owner. The sale represents pay-off for all the hard work over years or even decades. However, it’s seldom a simple process....more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Exit Strategies for GOVCONs with Set Aside Contracts: 2021 Insights and Lessons Learned from Business Owners and Advisors

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Historically, buyers in M&A transactions have discounted the value of a government contractor with significant revenue from small business set-aside contracts, including contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned, 8(a),...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

COVID-19 Hangover: Should You Go Ahead With Plans For A Transaction In 2021?

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By all accounts, 2020 was a challenging year and M&A activity was certainly no exception. In the immediate aftermath of the pandemic and its related lockdowns, many M&A deals were thrown into turmoil. As the year progressed,...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] Exit Strategies for GOVCONs with Set Aside Contracts: 2021 Insights and Lessons Learned from Business Owners and...

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Historically, buyers in M&A transactions have discounted the value of a government contractor with significant revenue from small business set-aside contracts, including contracts for service-disabled veteran-owned, 8(a),...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] IN IT TO WIN IT Webinar - Smart Growth in the Federal Market: How to Thrive in the Mid-Tier or Stay Small - December...

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Join us for the second webinar in the 'In It To Win It' series. A collection of educational webinars to help you build a better business development process. This webinar will address growth strategies for small businesses...more

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Exiting From the Valley of the Shadow of Death: Successful Growth Strategies for Small Businesses...

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It is well known to nearly all small business federal contractors (including SDVOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB) that exceeding your size standard can be a death knell. Companies that exceed their size standards are unable to bid...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] Exiting From the Valley of the Shadow of Death: Successful Growth Strategies for Small Businesses Moving to the Mid-Tier...

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It is well known to nearly all small business federal contractors (including SDVOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB) that exceeding your size standard can be a death knell. Companies that exceed their size standards are unable to bid...more

Downey Brand LLP

Valuation Discounts in Modern Estate Planning

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For most family business owners, the old way of discount planning has become perishable. For many years, closely-held business owners routinely heard estate planners advise them to give or sometimes sell family members’...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

You “CAN” Avoid Affiliation in Negotiating an Acquisition

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Conditioned Agreements to Negotiate (CAN) - When acquiring or selling small businesses, government contractors need to be cognizant of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) “present effect rule.” Under this rule, SBA...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender

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This is the first in what I hope will be a recurring feature of this podcast featuring war stories told by business divorce professionals. In this episode we hear stories from business appraiser Tony Cotrupe (Meliora...more

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