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No owner hoping to sell their business is eager to add yet another expense to their tab. But owners who hire investment bankers as advisors universally agree that the advisor added significant [...]

Every year, companies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions. Most are doomed to fail—and some do so catastrophically. Many issues can cause a transaction to under-perform, but one of the [...]

For many owners, it’s impossible to separate their personal identity from their work as a business owner. So the idea of exiting a business can feel daunting and emotionally fraught. They may [...]

Selling a business can be exciting and lucrative, but it’s also a stressful undertaking that may mean giving up quite a bit of control. Preparing yourself to sell your company also means [...]

After years or decades of hard work invested in your business, you’re ready to move on. In theory at least, you don’t have to pay anything to sell your business. In practice, however, selling [...]

The new year is in full swing. Your resolutions might already have taken a hit, but there’s still a chance to set some goals and sell your business. Sale prices for healthy businesses continue to [...]

When you’re selling your business, it’s easy to become obsessively focused on the final price. Hiring a competent advisor may lower that price by taking a percentage of the sale, but a [...]

Business valuation of a privately held company can be calculated in so many different ways that the answer to the question “What is my company worth?” depends a great deal on whom, and why, you [...]

When the time comes to sell your business, recognize that all buyers are different, and finding the right one is the key to maximizing the value of your estate and ensuring the future success of [...]

Worries about credit conditions and the current economic climate may weigh heavily on the minds of business owners contemplating selling a company in the coming years. But maximizing the business [...]