Executive Summary Most private-company acquisitions are structured on a cash-free, debt-free (CFDF) basis. Owners hear this all the time — but many don’t fully appreciate how much it shapes their actual proceeds. In simple terms, the buyer purchases the operating business, not your cash or your debt. You keep your cash, and you pay off […]
What is personal goodwill? Before starting our discussion about personal goodwill, it is necessary to establish a common ground to understand the concept. First, it is an identifiable intangible asset that will generate future economic benefits to the asset owner. While there is no standard definition. Adam Mason and David Wood searched various textbooks, articles, […]
A significant concern for the seller of a business who retains a minority position after a sale, is how to sell the remaining shares if things do not work out as expected. This type of sale is commonly referred to as a majority recapitalization. There are many ways things can go wrong. But since the […]
As a follow-up to our posts “Profit from Intangible Assets in a Business Sale” and “Understanding the Value of Intangible Assets”, this post offers answers to the question, “How do you value intangible assets?” In one of these posts, we looked at a simple example for valuing the Bayer tradename associated with its sale of […]
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