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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

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The Eleventh Circuit Addresses Georgia Noncompete Statute in "Sale of Business" Context

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Prior to the enactment of the Georgia Restrictive Covenant Act (“RCA”), Georgia courts interpreted noncompete provisions entered into in the context of selling a business differently than they did between employers and...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

What to Know When Buying or Selling a Cannabis Business

As more states legalize cannabis and the industry experiences ongoing growth, we are witnessing a rising trend of acquisitions and sales within this sector. While buying and selling a business is a complex process for any...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Before Selling a Business, Consider a Buyer’s Perspective

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Several situations can prompt the sale of a Company. The owners may need to fund their retirement or succession from sale proceeds. A tempting, unsolicited offer may materialize. Or the owners may simply be ready to sell the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] Building an Investable Business – Preparing Your Company Now for Successful Exit/Acquisition and Outside Investment -...

On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is hosting a webinar titled, "Building an Investable Business – Preparing Your Company Now for Successful Exit/Acquisition and Outside Investment." Nelson...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling Underlines Importance of Having an IP Strategy When Selling Assets of a Business

In Ritter v. Farrow, 2018 AP 1518 (WI S. Ct. 2/23/21), the Wisconsin Supreme Court addressed Wisconsin trademark law in the context of the sale of a resort management business. Applying the principle that trademarks and their...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Five Things to Consider When Selling Your CBD Business

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For many business owners, the intended exit strategy is to sell to a competitor or a larger company, thereby taking advantage of the upside on the value they have created through years of diligent and hard work building a...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Planning to Sell Your Brewery? 5 Strategies to Make Your Business More Attractive, Even During a Pandemic

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The strong pace of craft brewery acquisitions seen in recent years will likely reverse course in 2020 due to the economic challenges and uncertainty caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But despite the impact of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Part 24 of “The Restricting Covenant” Series: Choice of Law and Covenants Not to Compete

There are many notable east coast-west coast rivalries. In sports (Celtics versus Lakers basketball), in leisure (Atlantic versus Pacific beaches), or in food (Shake Shack versus In-N-Out Burger), to name a few. With respect...more

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Non-Compete News: – Georgia Court Interprets Non-Compete Statute's "Sale-of-a-Business" Provision

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Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act (O.C.G.A. § 13-8-50 et seq.) (“RCA”) governs Georgia non-compete agreements entered into after May 2011. Very few courts have interpreted the RCA since its inception. In Bearoff v. Craton,...more

Mintz Edge

What to Do Now if You Want to Sell Your Company

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The global M&A market has remained strong from the end of 2017 into 2018. With stockholders pressuring larger companies to grow their revenues and the strong liquidity position of many companies, it is a sellers’ market. For...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Selling Your Business? 5 Steps To Maximize Your Return

When a business owner makes the decision to sell a company, numerous factors can affect the price a buyer is willing to pay. Even relatively small oversights raise the prospect that a business owner will leave money on the...more

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Put Down That Hammer: Four Times When a DIY Approach Is Guaranteed To Backfire

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As a founder, you need to be scrappy, take care of that bottom-line. We get that, we’re all for a DIY approach when it makes sense (psst we even help you do that through our very free document generator). ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Considering Selling Your Company? Tip #2: Stage Your Company

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Nearly every founder or executive considers selling their company at one point or another. Before embarking on the complex process, it is crucial for the company leaders – especially within the ever-evolving tech community –...more

McCarter & English, LLP

M&A: How to Maximize Your Return When Selling Your Business

As a family or private business owner, you know how to sell your product or service. But do you know how to sell the company itself? Selling a business that has been built over the years is emotional and stressful, and for...more

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