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Chicago family business sales: buy-sell deals, tax and notes
How a Chicago family business changes hands: the buy-sell agreement, redemption or cross-purchase, family notes, estate tax filings and what stalls a deal.
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Valuation Transactions in New York: Dispute Overview
Valuation transactions in New York involve earn-out and shareholder disputes over contract terms, buyout valuation, expert testimony, and court procedures.
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Valuation calculators examples: six hypothetical runs
Valuation calculators examples: six hypothetical runs show how assumed ratios, missing inputs and earnings definitions shape outputs, not prices.
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Four approaches to due diligence before buying a business
A due diligence comparison of four ways to examine a business before purchase, focused on their trade-offs and the situations each approach suits.
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How to vet a buy-side search service before you sign
Sort buy-side search services by how they get paid, plus the completion, tail, exclusivity and scope terms to verify in writing before you sign.
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Acquisition financing lenders, compared by what each channel actually lends against
Named acquisition lenders compared by what each lends against, from Live Oak to Huntington, and how a buyer weighs two offers that look alike.
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Closing and integration checklist: consents and handover
A closing and integration checklist: which consents third parties must give, who usually pays each step, the day-one handover items and why a delay costs most.
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9 points worth checking on acquisition financing
Nine checks on acquisition financing cover what each layer of the funding stack is and what a lender reads before it lends against a business.
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Seller preparation: four clauses, a clean-up list and Form 8594
Seller preparation before a business sale: four engagement-letter clauses to read, a clean-up list in buyer order, and how Form 8594 and the IRS rates work.
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Buyer search: from criteria to letter of intent
A practical buyer search guide to setting criteria, budgeting the hunt, finding deals, assessing unsold businesses, and preparing a letter of intent.