Although it is tempting to sell your company for the highest purchase price, price isn't everything when selling your company in a merger or acquisition. True, a $25 million offer looks sweeter than a $20 million offer. However, here are three important issues other than price to consider when selling your company. 1. Type of...
What due diligence mistakes do entrepreneurs make in selling their company? With only 16% of all letters of intent eventually consummated in the sale of a company, the due diligence process is where many deals break down. Due diligence can involve a 25+ page list of requests for information. The buyer uses due diligence to...
Palo Alto, California (PRWEB) October 20, 2011 Palo Alto Business Attorney Douglas Y. Park, Principal of DYP Advisors, offers business informed legal services to make mergers and acquisitions run more smoothly. Drawing upon its experience in small and middle market transactions, the firm will initially focus on deals with a purchase price of up to...
What are the board of directors' duties during the sale of a company? That is, when the seller is experiencing a change of control or a merger or acquisition? Fiduciary Duties During The Sale of a Company As always, the board must observe its duty of care and the duty of loyalty. The duty of care...
Palo Alto, California (PRWEB) August 23, 2011 Douglas Y. Park, a Palo Alto Business Attorney, will teach Preparing Your Company for Merger or Acquisition through the Stanford University Continuing Studies Program during Fall 2011. “Because merger or acquisition is the most common exit strategy for startups, an entrepreneur or executive must understand the key issues...
Do the transaction costs of allocating intellectual property rights in collaborative R&D influence merger and acquisition strategy? When it is difficult to write intellectual property agreements, does it makes sense for managers to turn to a merger or acquisition as the solution? The answers have consequences for how business strategy and legal strategy interact. What...
Mergers are difficult to make work. Many large mergers have failed to meet expectations for a variety of reasons. What can companies do to make high tech mergers work? Jon Schwarz, a member of the Executive Board of SAP with extensive merger and acquisition experience, addressed this question at a recent Wharton Club of Northern California...
Now that The Walt Disney Company (WDC) has acquired Marvel and its characters for $4 billion (a 29% premium), the question is how will Disney impact Marvel? Both companies touted the deal as huge win. Will WDC propel the comic book powerhouse to greater success or erode its value? The Good Of The Deal Stan...
China's Anti-Monopoly Law, implemented in August 2008, continues to take shape. The National Development and Reform Commission recently issued draft regulations regarding price monopolies. The proposed regulations apply to monopoly price activities both within and outside China, when the activities outside China affect price competition in the domestic market. What The Proposed Regulations Cover The...
What do clients want from their lawyers? According to a new survey by Clemente Communications Group, middle-market companies want their professional services firms (including lawyers) to help them increase revenue growth and diversify strategically. These companies are looking for advisors who understand the key trends in their industries and their company's strategic priorities. In short,...