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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

DarrowEverett LLP

Maximizing Value: The Art of Purchase Price Allocation in Real Estate Deals

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When a business is sold, the most important overall aspect of negotiations between a cautious buyer and determined seller may be due to the agreed-upon purchase price for the business. However, when the buyer is purchasing...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Deal prep: Tips for selling a business in an evolving M&A environment

The U.S. is coming off of two years of historically low interest rates and a tremendous amount of liquidity, factors that created a very strong sellers’ market in 2021 and 2022.This year, while there is still a lot of dry...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Selling a business in the current high-deal volume environment

Selling a business in any environment can be challenging when planning is not addressed early in the M&A process. The challenges are heightened in the current environment where buyers are looking at multiple potential deals...more

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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

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Mergers And Acquisitions: What Are The Steps In The Sale Of A Small Or Medium-Sized Business?

If you are a business owner contemplating the sale of your business, or an individual considering entrepreneurship through acquisition, you may be wondering “what are the steps in a purchase and sale of a business?”...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

What They Don’t Tell You When You Sell Your Company

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Selling your company for a huge profit sounds enticing. What could be wrong with getting a huge up-front payment at capital gain rates in lieu of years of future sweat for an uncertain return and ordinary income treatment?...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Buying or Selling a Business that Borrowed a PPP Loan

There is a significant likelihood that M&A transactions in the next year may involve PPP loans. Here are several deal components that should be considered in light of PPP....more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Selling Your Business: It Starts Before the Sale

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...The sale process doesn’t happen overnight, and there are many things before the sale that can greatly impact the sale. However, positioning your business in the best possible ways for sale has a wide range of meaning....more

White and Williams LLP

Delaware Court Enforces Strict Compliance With Notice Provisions

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The Delaware Chancery Court issued a recent opinion that provides a warning for parties to contracts: strictly follow the notice instructions set forth in the agreement or otherwise jeopardize contractual rights under the...more

Morris James LLP

Court Of Chancery Addresses Who Is To Do Post-Closing Adjustments

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Many contracts for the sale of a company have a provision addressing how the parties should resolve disagreements concerning post-closing adjustments to the sale price. Exactly who is to resolve those disputes (be it an...more

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