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Attracting Buyers: How to Stand Out to the M&A Shopper
Are you considering selling your business? If so, sophisticated buyers seeking acquisitions will typically have specific expectations a desired target should possess. The M&A advisors at Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors explore what may appeal to a large number of prospective buyers to help you maximize value and complete a successful transaction. Types of Buyers Before you start the process of identifying the ideal buyer, you should assess and consider the landscape of prospective buyers for your business and their investment criteria and motivation in determining a perfect match. Buyers will fall into one of two categories or a hybrid/combination thereof: 1. Strategic Buyers: Companies ...
READ NOWTax Implications of Selling Your C Corporation
[caption id="attachment_1127" align="alignleft" width="175"] By Jennifer Mailhes, CPA Managing Director[/caption] When it comes to preparing your business for sale, there are several aspects of your company you begin to evaluate to ensure you’re minimizing tax liabilities and maximizing the transaction proceeds. A common area often overlooked by many business owners is assessing whether your current corporate structure is the right fit for a business sale. For businesses structured as a C corporation (C corp), the tax implications associated with a sale are steep, so it is worth considering what they are and how to avoid this potential liability. Asset Versus Stock Sale As ...
READ NOW4 Keys to Prepare Your Business for Sale in Downturn
When in the midst of an economic downturn, preparing your business for sale may seem like an unideal strategy. For business owners who think a sale may be in the near future, using this time to focus on your company and preparing for the upswing is essential in maximizing your transaction. Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors offers these four key points to consider when planning to sell your business, even if the timing is not quite right. 1. Streamline Processes to Prepare for Increased Earnings Think of all the things you wished you had time to do while the team was too busy to ...
READ NOWDMCA Assists Texas Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Sale
HOUSTON – Sept. 7, 2016 – Houston investment bank Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors successfully facilitated the sale of Texas Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (TGCVS) to Compassion-First Pet Hospitals, a portfolio company of Quad-C. As the exclusive financial advisors to TGCVS, Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors assisted the Houston veterinary hospital in completing financial due diligence for the transaction and supporting the closing of the sale. The sale of TGCVS was part of a multi-hospital transaction in Texas, where San Antonio-based Mission Veterinary Specialists and Austin-based Veterinary Emergency Specialty Center also joined Compassion-First Pet Hospitals. “TGCVS was a client of our affiliate firm, Doeren ...
READ NOWVetting Potential Buyers During a Business Sale
The selling process can be long for some business owners, especially when approached by potential buyers who lack the necessary capital to successfully negotiate and fund a transaction. In such situations, sellers are often left with broken deal costs and fatigue to show for their efforts. Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors encourages sellers to consider these common traits to help vet unqualified acquirers. Committed Capital A common misconception is that every private equity (PE) firm has committed capital to deploy out of a previously raised fund to finance a deal. In actuality, PE firms with committed capital are far outnumbered by “deal searchers” ...
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