Navigating the sale of your business can be a transformative, often complex journey. As a founder, understanding the strategies behind effective M&A negotiation can be the difference between a successful exit and leaving value on the table.
Navigating the sale of your business can be a transformative, often complex journey. As a founder, understanding the strategies behind effective M&A negotiation can be the difference between a successful exit and leaving value on the table.
Private equity (PE) has become an increasingly prominent avenue for business owners seeking capital infusion, growth opportunities, and strategic partnerships.
Raising capital through a private securities offering hinges on mastering Regulation D and engaging the right investors. Efficient and less public...
When starting a business, ‘risk’ is not just a word, but a crucial part of the founder’s journey. Every decision has some risk, whether it’s entering a new market, seeking investor support, or introducing an innovative product.
Change is in the air for private equity (PE) firms, which closed record-setting numbers of merger and acquisition transactions in 2021 and early 2022. It’s been smooth sailing for PE firms for several years – explosive fundraising, returns that regularly outpaced those achieved in the public markets, easy access to debt financing, and low interest rates.
The massively popular ABC reality show Shark Tank puts entrepreneurs in one of the most high-pressure situations you can imagine – pitching their business ideas to venerable titans of industry on national television.
Theranos, a spectacular American business crash-and-burn, is the start-up that keeps on giving – in the form of lessons for founders, CEOs, and investors. Once a technology and media darling embraced by investors, Theranos’ inevitable demise came when it failed for 15 years to produce promised results.
Private equity (PE) firms have many ways of structuring a merger or acquisition deal to entice sellers to get to “yes” in the sale of their business. Each of these structural elements will have a real and significant impact on the actual purchase price a seller will walk away with as well as their rights and obligations post-closing.
You came up with the right business idea, formally organized your LLC, are about to raise some seed money from friends and family, and you are ready to prepare the operating agreement for your company.
The purpose of a typical merger or acquisition is to acquire the customer base and other assets of the target company. However, in certain cases — and in certain industries in particular — companies are acquired exclusively for their labor talent.
