Introduction A buyer of a business never knows for sure what it is getting until after the closing. How does a buyer minimize the risk of overpaying for a business? Well, in addition to kicking the tires (due diligence), the…
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Buyer lost business because he withheld note payments owed to seller upon buyer’s discovery of seller’s fraud where note was secured by seller’s stock
Sellers were the owners of Company, a waste collection, disposal, and processing company engaged in business in the Washington, D.C. area. In 2016, Sellers decided to retire. In February 2016, Sellers proposed to sell Company to Buyer, who had served…
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