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  Maximize Value

  How Business Owners Can Thoughtfully Approach Exit Planning

  If you started your business from scratch, the chances are that you’ve invested a lot of your time and financial resources into growth. You have been through thick...

  By: Lyle Solomon | Principal Attorney

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  How Does Working Capital Impact the Value of Your Business?

  How does working capital impact the value of my business? Firstly, an overriding principle of valuation, particularly in valuing operational going concerns businesses,...

  By: Equicapita Income LP

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  Sale Process

  Deal Structures Through the Eyes of an Acquirer

  Working on the buy-side means that I not only get to negotiate a deal, but that I also have to put together a realistic financing structure that will get that deal done...

  By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.

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  Pre Sale

  Considerations for Management Teams in Private Equity Buyouts

  When one thinks of private equity buyouts, the first topic that comes to mind is rarely the consideration for the management team. However, the human element should not...

  By: Chris Stavrou

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  Sale Process

  Customer Communication in Mergers and Acquisitions

  How much will you have to explain to the marketplace after the acquisition? Some strategic acquisitions are stealth-like — the customers won’t even know...

  By: Robert Sher

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  How I Sold My Business

  How I Sold My Business: The Personal Touch Approach

  Jason Gibson specializes in timber frame construction, a traditional style of carpentry that dates back hundreds of years. Every project he touches—whether...

  By: Divestopedia Team

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  A Brick-and-Mortar Business Broker’s Intro to Ecommerce and SAAS

  Traditionally, there’s been a general bias against eCommerce businesses. They were seen as less serious, even less reputable, than similar sized businesses with a...

  By: Buy and Sell a Business

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  Building Enterprise Value With Strategic Planning

  Enterprise value (EV) is a financial metric representing the entire value of a company after taking into account both holders of debt and of equity. Building enterprise...

  By: Stephen Williams

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  How I Sold My Business

  How I Sold My Business: The Painful Process of Negotiation

  Laura Coe knows a thing or two about excruciating pain. As co-founder of Litholink, a laboratory company that specializes in preventing kidney stones, the Chicago native...

  By: Divestopedia Team

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  Sale Process

  The Next Generation of Deal Making: M&A Technology in 2021

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to the deal markets. Acquirers are expanding their use of AI and its related technologies with everything from machine learning...

  By: Bill Millar

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  Pre Sale

  3 Simple Ways to Start an Exit Plan in 2021

  The new year always brings about a sense of a new beginning and planning for the future. Starting a new diet, hitting the gym or saving more money are all common New...

  By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.

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  Valuation

  Back to Basics: How to Calculate EBITDA

  EBITDA is an oft-used but controversial measure that cut its teeth during the leveraged buyout frenzy of the '80s. EBITDA is ubiquitous in financial circles and is...

  By: Chris Stavrou

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