M&A Stories October 20, 2020 Introduction Selling your franchise business usually requires the consent of the franchisor, whether you own a Subway franchise or an auto dealership. However, state law generally requires the franchisor to be reasonable in this approval…
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Expert Can Testify That GM Was Unreasonable in Disapproving Dealership Sale
Posted in approval of franchisor, denial of consent must be reasonable, franchise sale Tagged with: M&A stories, M&A tips
Business Buyer Fails To Make Timely Purchase Payment and Loses Deal
M&A Stories October 16, 2020 Introduction Business people often agree upon the terms of an acquisition in an atmosphere of goodwill. The details of the documentation are left to their inside and outside professional advisers. This friendly relationship is helpful…
Posted in failure to make timely purchase price payment, rescission Tagged with: M&A stories, M&A tips
Business Buyer’s Set-off Provision Did Not Apply to Unliquidated Indemnity Claims
M&A Stories October 14, 2020 Introduction The buyer of a business is always concerned about the risk that the target business is not as advertised. One risk management tool is to defer payment of some of the payments to the…
Posted in offset or setoff provision, unliquidated or disputed claim Tagged with: M&A stories, M&A tips
EBITDA Purchase Price Adjustment Provision Center Stage of $4.4 Million Fight
M&A Stories October 9, 2020 Introduction Many acquisitions are priced based upon EBITDA. Often the purchase price is adjusted after the closing based upon some agreed upon formula such as EBITDA. The deal This deal was a sale of the…
Posted in determination of purchase price adjustment, EBITDA, purchase price adjustment Tagged with: certificate of calcluation, M&A stories, M&A tips
APA Arbitration Clause Doesn’t Apply to Buyer/Seller Affiliate Contract
M&A Stories September 29, 2020 Introduction Buyers and sellers of businesses often select arbitration as their dispute resolution procedure. Arbitration is seen as faster and less costly than going through the courts. However, a binding arbitration clause in an acquisition…
Case Demonstrates Risk of Trying to Operate Business Before Acquisition Closing
M&A Stories September 25, 2020 Introduction It is not unusual to sign a definitive acquisition agreement and defer the closing until some important third-party approvals are obtained. There is a temptation sometimes to structure the deal so that the buyer…
Posted in certificate of need, deferred closing, governmental approval, liquidated damages provision Tagged with: M&A stories, M&A tips
Seller Retention of Receivables in Asset Sale Blows C Reorganization
M&A Tax Stories August 26, 2020 Introduction Taxes can be a major transaction cost when selling a business, especially federal income taxes. One exit plan structure for an owner of a company operating as a corporation is a C Reorganization.…
Posted in C Reorganization, substantially all assets, tax deferred reorganization Tagged with: asset sale, deferral of gain on tax, M&A stories, M&A tips
Business Seller Fights Through a Jury Trial and an Appeal to Enforce Oral Side Deal
August 12, 2020 Introduction Sometimes the parties to an M&A transaction want to leave certain agreed terms out the written agreements to avoid adverse tax consequences. These additional terms are made in the form of a handshake: an oral side…
Posted in 351 M&A transactions, boot, handshake redemption obligation, integration clause, nonqualified preferred stock, parol evidence rule Tagged with: M&A stories, M&A tips
Stock Seller Sues Buyers for Failure to Close S Corp Books to Obtain Q1 Taxable Loss
July 27, 2020 Introduction One tax issue when selling the stock of your S corporation business midyear is dividing up the year’s income and expenses. That is because an S corporation passes its income, and expenses through to the owners…
Posted in further assurance provision, S corporation, Section 1377 election Tagged with: M&A stories, M&A tips
Chosen Merger Structure Accelerates over $2 million in Taxes for Seller
July 21, 2020 Introduction Selling a business usually generates significant tax consequences. However, a transaction can sometimes be structured to defer the payment of taxes. The deal The business owner held the KFC and Pizza Hut franchises in Russia through…
Posted in boot, cash, form over substance, merger, substance over form, tax deferred reorganization Tagged with: M&A stories, M&A tips
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- Business Buyer Fails To Make Timely Purchase Payment and Loses Deal
- Business Buyer’s Set-off Provision Did Not Apply to Unliquidated Indemnity Claims
- EBITDA Purchase Price Adjustment Provision Center Stage of $4.4 Million Fight
- Buyer Risk for Unpaid PPP Loan in M&A Transaction
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