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acquisition
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We are would like to buy our first small business. The seller said that he is "open to an earn out." The company is a subchapter C corporation, but this issue came up in another deal where the business was organized as a California limited liability company (LLC). I would appreciate a business and finance explanation of an earn, not a legal description.
asked by Idona
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In our finance office we talk about "structuring the deal" quite a bit. But we also talk about corporate structure. I am not entirely clear about the difference.
asked by Sam Schnell
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People with the job titles "investment banker" and "business broker" seem to serve the same function. Both help business owners sell their business. Both also represent buyers looking for companies to buy. What are the differences? How is compensation different between investment bankers and business brokers? Is this just a terminology difference?
asked by guy79
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I hired a business broker to help me sell my small equipment manufacturing business, but looking for some independent verification on business valuation.
asked by Shad19
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I am a domain expert working on a due diligence team as part of a corporate acquisition. The term "proprietary deal flow" came up and I would like to know what it is and how it works.
asked by guy79
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We are a small non-profit company that provides health care in the urban core of our city. A much larger non-profit that is also in health care has approach us about acquiring our company. Is that even possible? What would that mean for our customers? What about our management team and employees?
asked by chancellor23
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Our company is an established printer with a long history. We are quite profitable relative to our peers. It is obvious, however, that the printing industry in general is in decline. We are also noticing that clients are ordering less volume. So far we have been able to hold prices but the early indicators from our sales team is that we will see push back on our prices next quarter. All of our management discussions focus on efficiency and optimizing equipment utilization. It seems like we should be looking at a significant strategic alternatives. For example exiting the publishing business or acquiring competitors.
asked by Gannon73
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With Microsoft's offer to acquire Activision, where does Activision fit in the Microsoft business?
asked by Sam Schnell
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We are developing a list of potential acquisition targets in our industry. We have existing alliance or joint venture agreements with some of these companies. We can get to the fuzzy front end to open the discussion, but then our conversations stall because they all want a Letter of Intent (LOI). Since we are simply shopping for one acquisition target among many we don't have enough answers to give them a LOI. After some research it seems like an Indication of Interest (IOI) is a better tool for our needs. We would like to understand how an Indication of Interest fits in the negotiation process. It would also be useful to understand what an IOI should cover? What are the main differences with an LOI?
asked by vera7