He represented us for years and was essentially a part of the organization's family. I knew he had our best interest at heart whenever he reviewed a situation with us. He provided tremendous advice and guidance to us over the years, but one of the most important pieces of advice he shared with us was when he told us not to work with him. I remain grateful to him for this guidance.
What many of them found was doing so resulted in making the process painfully confusing, time-consuming, and frustrating, often causing the deal to fail. Sellers, most likely, have not, which is why they need a lawyer with experience in this area. Such a lawyer will also not waste time on other common protections for the buyer. If your lawyer is arguing over language or points that are typically standard in a deal, not only are you wasting your time, but you may be frustrating and insulting the buyer.
Make sure that you have someone in your corner who knows the legal pitfalls and vulnerabilities you will come across during the final stages of a deal. This will help ensure you receive the most protection while understanding the nuances of the legal jargon.
When it comes time to sell your company, you may be tempted to jump at the first prospective buyer that approaches you with a reasonable offer and good fit from a culture perspective. After all, doing so will seemingly reduce the length and stress of the selling process. This approach can work well, but I have also seen it go south very quickly. The reason: If the buyer knows or believes that it's in the driver's seat, it may pay what it thinks is a reasonable price, not necessarily what the seller thinks is fair.
Without competition, a seller loses critical leverage and may be pressured into compromises. I worked with a client who was approached by a buyer directly.
This buyer offered an amazing multiple for his company. It was the first offered he received. On paper, it looked like a great deal. Sadly, once the LOI was signed, the buyer quickly pulled apart the financials and discounted so many items that the multiple was no longer desirable. Fortunately, the seller was knowledgeable about what he deserved to receive for the company and quickly pulled out of the deal.
Unfortunately, he had not engaged in discussions with other prospective buyers, so he lacked alternative avenues to explore. He then started over with me. If we had started the process together from the beginning, when the initial deal fell through, we could have quickly pivoted to other interested buyers. As Co-Founder of LifeShare, a multi-state human services and healthcare organization, Rachel has a unique background of over 20 years of successful operational and executive experience, in addition to an MBA in Healthcare Management.
She began her professional life as a home care provider, an experience that created the foundation for the innovative quality and success of LifeShare, while also changing her life. After selling LifeShare to Centene, Rachel remained during the transition of management and helped to provide outcome measurements and COA compliance reporting.
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Please contact Vaughne Glennie via our Contact page if you are interested in joining our team. Not knowing the motivations of buyers and sellers I have met two kinds of sellers: one just looking for the most amount of money for the business and one that needs to find the perfect buyer for the individuals, families, staff, and community related to the business.
Unrealistic expectations. More Like This. What's the Value of Your Dental Practice? Aug 27, Email Rachel Boynton or Call:. Committed to Constant Improvement? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter — Salient Value. A good rule of thumb here is that the less simply the motive for the transaction can be explained, the more likely it is to be a failure.
At the other side of this equation, are those transactions that require significant resources on the part of the acquiring firm. Loading up on debt to acquire any firm creates a pressure from day one to cut costs - never a good start for a deal, and often the beginning of the end.
The media industry was about to undergo the biggest shake-up in its history, from which it is only now beginning to show signs of recovery. Suppose the managers of two hotel chains are considering a merger.
It makes sense on almost every level - financial, cultural and strategic. There is no overlap in geography, meaning regional hotel chains are joining to create a national chain. On paper, it is perfect. As soon as the deal closes, a pandemic sweeps the world, tourism stops and money dries up. The deal has been a failure because of external factors that few could have foreseen.
The most obvious reason for failure is left till last. Management involvement is something of a catch-all answer and often incorporates many of the other reasons on this list. A list like the one we have just outlined serves as a warning to managers that things can go wrong, even after they have seemingly taken all the right precautionary steps.
Our previous article on due diligence is an excellent place for any manager looking to maximize their chances of a successful transaction and avoiding these pitfalls. Empower collaboration, efficiency, and accountability. See all workflows. Already have an idea who will pay more for a company? Nine times out of ten, a strategic buyer will pay more than a financial buyer. Also, the new company should have a clear picture of how it can create significant change for sustainable business growth.
As a result, the strategic buyer incorporates in his valuation of the company the post-acquisition cash flows, which he hopes will be higher than are currently expected to be, thus ending up valuing the company higher. Such a buyer will typically assume faster revenue growth and reduction of certain costs because the acquiring company will be able to derive the strategic efficiencies from the acquired company.
In contrast to this, a financial buyer will not pay attention to the possible synergies while valuing the company. Identification of the potential target To determine whether a company can be a suitable acquisition target, the acquirer will consider the strategic aspects from 5 different motives. Transaction gap relates to the fact that most mistakes are made before the deal is closed.
Transition gap, on the other hand, relates to the fact that most mistakes are committed after the deal is closed. The business risk to the newly merged entity is particularly high at the beginning of its life.
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