Transaction Topics
KNOWING WHAT YOUR BUYER IS THINKING - A BUYER’S ANALYSIS FOR BUYING YOUR BUSINESS
Synopsis: A buyer with the ability to consummate the purchase of a large, successful business for cash faces a different set of transaction parameters than does the selling entrepreneur. The buyer is concerned with maximizing the tax benefits to be derived from consummating the purchase and with the effects of the purchase on its financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles. Knowing the buyer’s parameters greatly assists the seller in positioning its business for sale. Learn about the six different ways a buyer can acquire your business. Discover the basic principles governing the tax benefits to be derived by the buyer from the transaction and the manner in which the buyer’s GAAP financial statements will be affected. Prepare yourself to evaluate the buyer’s offer from the buyer’s perspective in order to facilitate the sale of your business. Millions of dollars can be your reward.
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SUBORDINATION
Synopsis: Subordination is a legal term meaning to submit yourself to the legal control or authority of another. Have you ever accepted someone’s note and been subordinated to a prior borrower?