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5 Things To Consider Before Selling To A Private Equity Firm

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This role is also sometimes referred to in the industry as the advisor. Initial conversations (known in the industry as “fireside chats”) may take place to generate interest with a select group of potential buyers. After researching and evaluating further, you’ll select someone to represent you in the sale of your company.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part II

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A term sheet keeps things relatively straightforward by summarizing the most significant deal terms in outline form, whereas the deal documents themselves (often referred to as definitive agreements ) — even for a relatively simple convertible debt financing — inevitably contain some densely written legalese.

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How to value your company for sale (Part 2)

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The conversation went like this: HIM: They offered me $X, but I wonder whether I could make the same money if I just kept the company. The point is that, although it’s important to establish your “number&# as a point of reference, the structure of the deal matters too. Where to start? ME: How so? ME: How so?

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