Intralinks M&A Leaks Report

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Getting Ready to Sell Your Business?
Selling your business starts with questions. Is
your business ready for sale? Would the business
attract the right type of buyer? Am I emotionally
ready to sell the business? What is the value of
my business? What is the process in selling my
business?  How do I protect the confidentiality
of the sale? Would I receive a fair market value
for my business? You and thousands of other
potential business sellers struggle with these
questions annually when they consider selling
their business. Business Hunters can assist you
in understanding business exit options, explain
to you what is involved in a business sale and
most important evaluate your business sale
readiness.
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Intralinks MA Leaks Report
Research conducted with the Cass Business School
shows leaked deals on the decline due to
regulatory enforcement The number of leaked MA
deals are at a six-year low while the volume of
MA transactions is at an all-time high.  What
factors affect deal leaks, and what forces are at
play that suppress them? In new research
conducted by Intralinks with the MA Research
Center at Cass Business School, London, we
examined over 4,000 transactions globally from
2009 to 2014, looking for unique signals that
indicate a leak. The Intralinks MA Leaks Report
sheds light, by region and sector, on the risk
and rewards associated with leaking a deal and
how global regulatory enforcement is impacting
the number of deal leaks worldwide.
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TEN QUESTIONS BUYERS SHOULD ASK
Inc. recently posted 10 Questions to Ask Before
Buying a Business. The 10 questions are
excellent and certainly a prospective buyer
should try to get answers to all of them. Below
are a few comments based on many years of
experience both as a business broker and business
owner.
If the wife does not want her husband to buy a
business, it wont happen. People get used to a
regular paycheck. The idea that there is no
paycheck and sometimes there wont be a paycheck
or the amounts of the paycheck month to month
will not be the same, is the one thing that many
wives cannot live with.
The pay one receives owning ones own business is
whats left at the end of the week. If the wife
is not supportive, then the husband better keep
looking for a regular job-job. If she is
supportive, success is almost assured.
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62 REASONS FOR BUSINESS SELLERS HIRING BROKERS
Access broker or advisors database of potential
buyers and investors Advertising run and paid by
broker Affiliated brokerage or advisory offices
may attract more buyers Assistance during escrow
closing Background check on potential buyers run
by broker or advisor
Broker or advisor can confer with seller, legal
and tax counsel about terms of sale Broker or
advisor understands and can depersonalize
negotiations Brokers and advisors enable buyers
and sellers to access a broader pool of potential
partners
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