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Quiet Is PART of the Plan, Not THE Plan

When a battle must be waged, a battle plan is developed. Experts are brought in and together settle on the plan that has the best chance of securing victory at the lowest possible risk and cost. The plan is always confidential, and almost always includes an element of surprise.

How To Handle The Balance Sheet When Buying A Business

The buyer of a business, having selected his minimum required rate of return, justifies purchase price of a “going concern” by the cash he expects the business to generate.

Trouble Finding a Buyer for Your C-Corp Stock? Consider the ESOP

If you own a business organized as a C-corporation, you could face a wealth-draining dilemma when you try to sell. Buyers of businesses want to effect the purchase by buying all assets of the business as opposed to purchasing shares of stock from the person(s) or organization(s) that hold(s) them. This is because the asset purchase offers the buyer substantial tax benefits and liability protections compared to the stock purchase. But an asset sale throws the C-corp seller smack into the teeth of double taxation.

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Perkins Addresses Western Oklahoma Manufacturers

Business valuation and best practices in the purchase and sale of private companies was the topic of a four hour presentation provided by David L. Perkins, Jr. on Tuesday, January 19th in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The presentation was arranged by Paul Walenciak, an extension agent with the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance. It was underwritten by the Western Oklahoma Business Commercialization Center.

USManagementBuyout.com: For Business Sellers and Managers

Are you the day-to-day manager of a valuable and profitable company? What happens when the owner of the business you manage wishes to sell? You’d like to buy the business yourself, of course, but you can’t afford it. The owner knows this. But the owner has earned the right to have his or her payday. To maximize his or her payday. Selling it to you just does not seem like the path to a sale that maximizes value.