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Section 1202 QSBS - The Overlooked Arrow in the Business Succession Quiver

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Business owners considering exit options from their businesses often can be blinded by purchase price figures and proceeds, often “accepting” that paying capital gains tax is part of the deal. The ability to avoid or defer...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Restrictive Covenants in Connection With a Sale of a Business Cannot be Overbroad

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Business owners and transaction lawyers who view non-compete agreements as standard in connection with the sale of a business should be careful not to overreach in imposing restrictive covenants on sellers in purchase...more

Allen Matkins

May The Board Let The CEO Decide To Sell The Company?

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Professor Stephen Bainbridge recently addressed the question of whether a board of directors could delegate to the CEO the decision about when and whether to sell the company.  Professor Bainbridge points out that the CEO is...more

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Proposals To Scrutinise Pre-Pack Administration Sales To Connected Parties

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On 8 October 2020 the UK Government published draft regulations which were intended to regulate and scrutinise pre-pack sales to connected parties. The regulations required that, in relation to a sale of all or substantially...more

Mintz Edge

Management Carve-Out Plans

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A company may find itself in a position to sell for a variety of reasons: a sale may be necessary to continue its growth, a potential buyer made an offer too good to pass up, or the owners are simply looking towards their...more

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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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Tax Law Makes Asset Deals More Attractive for Family Business Owners

Buyers often prefer to structure family business acquisitions as taxable asset purchases. In a taxable asset purchase, the buyer is entitled to write up the basis of the seller’s assets to fair market value, and then going...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Selling Your Company: Merger vs. Stock Sale vs. Asset Sale

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When deciding to sell your company, and taking some of the initial steps towards that goal (including Getting Ready for an M&A exit and Negotiating a Term Sheet), an important step will be determining the structure of the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

How to Lessen the Tax Bite When Selling a Business

When a business is sold, both the buyer and the seller endeavor to walk away with as much cash on hand as possible. The seller hopes to reap the rewards of years of hard work; the buyer hopes to secure enough cash to...more

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