Before signing, review the target's financial statements, customer contracts, employment obligations, intellectual property and any pending litigation.
Learn More →A shareholder agreement sets out how decisions are made, what happens when a founder leaves and how shares can be sold. Without one, disputes are costly and slow to resolve.
Learn More →In an asset sale the buyer picks which assets and liabilities to take on; in a share sale it acquires the whole company, history included. Tax treatment, third-party consents and risk allocation all differ.
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