Purchase Price Is Not Everything: How Deal Structure Can Make or Break a Business Sale
Why seller financing, earnouts, escrows, holdbacks, and working capital terms can matter as much as the headline purchase price.
Preparation, valuation, confidentiality and deal structure for owners planning an exit.
Why seller financing, earnouts, escrows, holdbacks, and working capital terms can matter as much as the headline purchase price.
How to separate business value from property value, and structure, finance, and negotiate each when the sale includes real estate.
What buyers actually evaluate before making an offer: cash flow, risk, owner dependency, customer concentration, employees, and whether the business will finance.
How value is actually determined before a sale: SDE, EBITDA, add-backs, multiples, SBA financing, real estate, and how deal structure affects the number.
Prepare financials, add-backs, operations, contracts, employees, leases, and sale materials before buyers begin diligence.
How to protect employees, customers, and competitors from finding out screening buyers, staging information, and controlling the process before going to market.
Whether you are preparing to sell or looking to acquire, Capital Business Brokerage guides both sides of a confidential transaction.
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