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Mintz

Seller Considerations When Negotiating a Letter of Intent

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Negotiating and signing a Letter of Intent (LOI) is a key inflection point in the process of selling your business. Buyers and sellers both want the LOI to ensure a base level of understanding on certain key terms such as...more

WilmerHale

Purchase Price Adjustments in Financial Services M&A Transactions

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In most M&A deals involving private targets (including the sales of divisions of publicly traded companies), the purchase agreement will include a baseline dollar value for the target, with several adjustments. Often, the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What Does "Cash Free / Debt Free" Mean?

Get up to speed with Ramy Shweiky and Mark Seneca on: Negotiable terms when establishing a purchase price How your purchase price is adjusted at closing Examples of debt-like items...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Earnout Deals Surge in Uncertain Times – What M&A Professionals Need to Know About Earnouts

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The M&A market has witnessed a major increase in the use of earnout deal terms after 2021. The number of deals with earnout provisions jumped from around 20% in 2021 to 33% in 2023....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Conditional Payment (Earn-Out)

In merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, the earn-out mechanism serves as a strategic tool for conditional payment based on the prospective performance of the acquired entity. This mechanism is particularly prevalent in...more

Goodwin

Use of EBITDA in Earnouts Increased 22% in Two Years

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From 2020 to 2022, EBITDA became almost as prevalent as revenue metrics for determining earnout payments, according to analysis of the Goodwin Private Equity Deals Database. In 2022, EBITDA was used in 40% of earnouts, up 22%...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Letters of Intent – Negotiating the Framework of Your Transaction

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In our last installment, we discussed some of the initial steps involved in the process of selling a dental practice, including preparing your practice for sale and finding a potential suitor. Specifically, we described ways...more

DarrowEverett LLP

How Earnout Provisions Can Supply Great Value for Buyers, Sellers

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Earnout provisions can be an effective tool for addressing the potential disconnect between a seller’s expectations and a buyer’s ability to pay when negotiating a business combination transaction. Earnout provisions, or...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Mergers and Acquisitions - Key Issues in Today's M&A Deals

From regional to international $5-$100+ MM deals, our M&A team has extensive experience working with buyers, sellers, and investors on a wide variety of transactions in various industries including manufacturing, health care,...more

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