What Should You Be Aware (Beware!) of When You Decide to Sell Your Company?

One of the ways to answer this question is to go to www.theclendeninconsultinggroup.com and read our list of testimonials and the bio on Greg Clendenin. We’ve never had an acquisition get to a Letter of Intent (LOI) and then not get to a successful closing.
The CCG can bring 39 years of experience of owning, senior management and merging and acquisition work to assist you in getting the sale of your company accomplished so that your company merges with the right buyer for you, your customers and your employees. There are some things, too, that you need to beware of and to be aware of…
Additionally, you have worked for and deserve the right price for your company and its assets. However, the right buyer and the right price isn’t all that is important when you sell your company. You want, also, the right structure to your purchase price. There are several different ways to structure the purchase price and each poses a different level of risk. We advise our clients in such a way that they minimize their risks. There is more…
Besides the right buyer, price and structure to that purchase price, the way the price is allocated is important as well. The way the price is allocated has different tax consequences. The CCG provides expert advice on negotiating the allocation as well as the structure to the purchase price.
The CCG has long-standing, trusting and friendly relationships with many potential buyers of your company. Contact us and have us assist you in:
• Assessment of the alternatives for your firm
• Identification of potential buyers
• Guidance and support of preparation of firm “pitch” book
• Introductions to potential buyers
• Assistance in negotiation of terms of a transaction including sale price structure and allocation
• Assistance in reviewing the sale documentation of a transaction
• Assistance in creating and/or reviewing Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure Agreements, Letters of Intent (LOI) and Asset Purchase Agreements (APA)
• Insight into what data is needed and advice as to how to organize data to complete a transaction
• Assistance in fulfilling buyer’s due diligence requests
• Assistance at closing

Go to our Blog page on our website for more insights into growing the top and bottom line of your company and things to consider if you are planning to sell or to pass your company on to sons and/or daughters.

-Greg Clendenin
www.theclendeninconsultinggroup.com