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Question: I am selling my practice and plan to become employed by the buyer for a year following the closing. I expect that I will have to agree to a covenant not to compete. This article originally appeared in the August...more
Listen as Eric Wall and Mark Seneca break down: The re-vesting timeframe The tax treatment of compensation versus deal consideration Tax law supporting favorable tax treatment for sellers...more
Get up to speed with Ramy Shweiky and Mark Seneca on: Negotiable terms when establishing a purchase price How your purchase price is adjusted at closing Examples of debt-like items...more
Join Ramy Shweiky and Mark Seneca as they discuss the key components: Pricing factors from a buyer’s perspective Strategies to bridge gaps between buyer and seller expectations How sellers can maximize value...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
...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
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
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